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Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Wm. Norkett. Capn. Mast. H.M.S. Warrior) impressed naming, edge bruise, very fine £100-£140

William Norkett was born in Plymouth in 1848 and joined the Royal Navy on 25 December 1866. He served in H.M.S. Warrior from 7 October 1876 to 30 April 1887, before transferring to the Coast Guard on 1 May 1887. Latterly serving as Chief Boatman at Weymouth, he was finally pensioned on 18 December 1903.