Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (J. Walker. W.R. Stewd. H.M.S. “Iris.”) light pitting and contact marks, very fine £80-£100

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

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Approximately 297 no clasp medals awarded to H.M.S. Iris.

James Walker was born in Portsmouth on 28 March 1854 and joined the Royal Navy as a Domestic Third Class in 1871. Advanced Domestic Second Class on 4 September 1877, he served as a Ward Room Steward in H.M.S. Iris from 19 July 1880 to 27 December 1883, seeing active service in this ship during the Egyptian campaign of 1882. Advanced Domestic First Class on 24 August 1884, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 10 November 1886, and was finally shore pensioned on account of age on 6 May 1908.

Sold with copied service record and medal roll extract.