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Auction: 25001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 5

The Naval General Service Medal awarded to Caulker’s Mate P. Pike, Royal Navy, whose clasps were earned some sixteen years apart

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Java, Navarino (Peter Pike.), light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good very fine

Provenance:
Needes Collection, Glendining’s, June 1940.
John Goddard Collection, DNW, November 2015.

8 Java clasps were issued to the crew of Hecate and 192 Navarino clasps to the men of Albion.

This combination was issued to one officer and six other ranks overall and is unique to Hecate.

Peter Pike was born in Portsmouth and joined the Hecate as Carpenter’s Crew on 1 October 1809, aged 35 years, and was advanced to Carpenter’s Mate on 2 June 1811. He joined the Albion on 13 June 1825, as Caulker’s Mate, his place of birth being given as Pagham, Sussex, and age as 47 years. Sold with copied muster rolls.

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Estimate
£2,000 to £3,000

Starting price
£1900