The John Goddard Collection of Important Naval Medals and Nelson Letters

A rare 8-clasp Queen‘s South Africa medal awarded to Stoker A. T. Sutton, H.M.S. Doris

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 8 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (149160 Sto: A. T. Sutton, H.M.S. Doris) large officially impressed naming, minor edge bruising, otherwise very fine £600-800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The John Goddard Collection of Important Naval Medals and Nelson Letters.

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Provenance: Baldwin’s, May 2014.

Only 24 medals with 8 clasps issued to the Royal Navy, including 5 to H.M.S. Doris. Sutton is confirmed on the roll for these 8 clasps but it is also noted that he received a duplicate medal in November 1905.

Albert Truan Sutton was born on 3 April 1871, in Plymouth, Devon, and enlisted for service with the Royal Navy on 9 July 1889 at Devonport, having previously worked as a Labourer. During the Second Boer War he was sent ashore from H.M.S. Doris to serve as part of the Naval Brigade under Captain J. E. Bearcroft, R.N. His service papers show that he served with H.M.S. Doris from 18 November 1897 to 23 October 1900. His last service was with H.M.S. Defiance, from which ship he ‘Ran’ on 18 January 1909. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll confirmation.