Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, no clasp (H. Y. Scarll. A.B. H.M.S. Scout. 1896.) impressed naming, edge prepared prior to naming, good very fine £140-£180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The James Fox Collection of Naval Awards.

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Henry Young Scarll was born in Hoxton Old Town, Middlesex, on 19 April 1869 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 6 September 1885. He was advanced Able Seaman on 1 March 1889, and served in H.M.S. Scout from 1 October 1895 to 19 December 1898, seeing active service during the Dongola campaign.

Advanced Petty Officer First Class on 12 May 1900, he saw further service during the Great War in H.M.S. Kent from 3 October 1914, and was present at the Battle of the Falkland Island on 8 December 1914. He was invalided out of the service on 3 May 1917.

Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extract.