Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Lieutenant S. J. Goodfellow, Royal Navy

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (S. J. Goodfellow, Bo’sn. R.N. H.M.S. “Tourmaline”) official correction to second initial; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fine (2) £120-£160

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

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Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, October 1996 (Egypt and Sudan Medal only).

Approximately 223 no clasp medals awarded to H.M.S. Tourmaline.

Stephen John Goodfellow was born in Bromley, London, on 22 July 1844 and after serving two years in the Mercantile Marine joined the Royal Navy as a Boy First Class on 17 October 1861. Advanced Chief Petty Officer (Chief Bosun's Mate) in August 1872, he was promoted to Acting Boatswain Second Class on 22 July 1873 and served as Boatswain in H.M.S. Boxer during an expedition up the River Niger in 1877. He served in H.M.S. Tourmaline from 14 September 1880 to 25 November 1884, seeing active service in this ship during the Egyptian campaign of 1882. Promoted Chief Boatswain R.N. on 1 November 1895, he served as Master Rigger at Chatham Dockyard from 4 September 1896 until being pensioned on account of his age on 22 July 1899, being granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant.

Sold with copied service record and medal roll extract.