Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Skilled Carpenter’s Mate J. Brown, Royal Navy

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Alexandria 11th July (J. Brown. Carps. Mte. H.M.S. “Cygnet.”); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, good extremely fine (2) £360-£440

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Egypt Medals to the Royal Navy.

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Approximately 61 medals with clasp Alexandria 11 July awarded to H.M.S. Cygnet.

John Brown was born at New Passage, Devon, on 29 June 1843 and joined the Royal Navy as Carpenter’ Crew on 23 April 1863. Promoted Shipwright on 1 January 1873, he was promoted Caulker’s Mate on 1 March 1873, Carpenter’s Mate on 1 October 1875, and Skilled Carpenter’s Mate on 1 May 1877. He served in H.M.S. Cygnet from 8 July 1879 to 31 January 1883, seeing active service in this ship during the Egyptian campaign of 1882, being present at the bombardment of Alexandria on 11 July. Shore pensioned on 6 May 1883, he returned to H.M.S. Defiance as Ship’s Corporal on 13 December 1884 and was discharged dead from this ship on 20 October 1886.

Sold with copied service record and medal roll extract.