A Collection of Medals for the Ashantee War 1873-74

Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (T. Vickery, Engr. River Volta 1873-4) good very fine and possibly unique £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals for the Ashantee War 1873-74.

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Ex Douglas-Morris Collection, October 1996.

The Iron Steam Mail Ship Volta, gross tonnage of 1,477, which had been built in Govan in 1870, was taken up by Commodore Hewett in late 1873 from its owners The British Steam Navigation Company. An Engineer by the name of Vickery is recorded in Colonial Office records as having been engaged during the Ashantee war. The engineer of the Colonial Steamer Lady of the Lake, taken up by Captain Glover for use on the River Volta, was a Mr Peterson. Two steam launches were also supplied by the Admiralty for the “Glover Expedition.”