Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Chief Petty Officer F. H. Bowles, Royal Navy

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (F. H. Bowles, A.B. H.M.S. “Chester.”); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (F. H. Bowles, P.O. 1st Cl: H.M.S. Edinburgh.) impressed naming; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, some very minor marks from star, otherwise good very fine, the first rare to ship (3) £260-£300

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 21 no clasp medals awarded to H.M.S. Chester.

Frederick Bowles was born at Newbury, Berkshire, on 3 December 1858, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 28 May 1875. Promoted Able Seaman on 1 May 1879, he served in the tank vessel H.M.S. Chester from 10 July to 30 October 1882, seeing active service in this ship during the Egyptian campaign of 1882. Advanced Petty Officer First Class (Captain's Coxswain) on 14 September 1887, he served in H.M.S. Edinburgh from this date until 6 October 1890, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 20 August 1890. Advanced Chief Petty Officer on 11 July 1895, he had his request to serve an additional five years, over and above the 20 years he had originally signed on for, approved in December 1896, and was finally shore pensioned on 11 December 1901. He subsequently joined the Royal Fleet Reserve at Portsmouth on 10 August 1902, and was discharged having reached the age limit on 3 December 1908.

Sold with copied service record and medal roll extract.