Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Able Seaman T. H. King, Royal Navy, who personally received his medal from the hands of Queen Victoria at R.N. Hospital Haslar on 23 December 1882

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, Suakin 1884, Tamaai (T. H. King. A.B. H.M.S. “Thalia”.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, pitting and contact marks, nearly very fine and a rare combination (2) £400-£500

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

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One of only 9 Tamaai clasps awarded to H.M.S. Hecla.

Thomas Henry King was born on Hayling Island, Hampshire, on 31 March 1857 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 22 May 1873. Promoted Able Seaman on 1 October 1878, he served in H.M.S. Thalia from 28 July to 11 October 1882, seeing active service in this ship during the Egyptian campaign of 1882. Debilitated at Ismalia, he was evacuated to the Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar to recover, and was one of only 16 Royal Navy patients there who were personally presented with their Egypt Medals by H.M. Queen Victoria during her visit to Haslar on 23 December 1882. He subsequently served in H.M.S. Hecla from 4 September 1883 to 31 March 1885, and saw further active service in this ship during the Sudanese campaign of 1884, including the action at Tamaai on 13 March 1884. He was shore discharged, time expired, on 31 March 1885.

Sold with copied service record and medal roll extracts.