Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Sailmaker’s Mate F. Miles, Royal Navy

Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (F. Miles. Sailmrs. Crew. H.M.S. Rattlesnake. 73-74.); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (F. Miles. Sailrs. Mte. H.M.S. “Humber”); Khedive's Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (3) £300-£400

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

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Approximately 90 no clasp medals awarded to H.M.S. Humber.

Frederick Miles was born in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, on 5 November 1844, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 24 September 1861. He served in H.M.S. Rattlesnake from October 1870 to 25 March 1874 and having been appointed Sailmaker’s Crew on 13 December 1870 saw active service in this ship on the Gold Coast during the Ashantee campaign of 1873-74. Promoted Sailmaker’s Mate on 1 April 1874, he served in H.M.S. Humber from 13 June to 10 October 1882, seeing active service in this ship during the Egyptian campaign of 1882. He was shore pensioned on 6 November 1882.

Sold with copied service record and medal roll extracts.