SINGLE CAMPAIGN MEDALS
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EAST AND WEST AFRICA 1887-1900, 2 clasps, Benin 1897, Sierra Leone 1898
-99 (E. Talbot, Ord. H.M.S. St George) second clasp unofficially riveted,
otherwise nearly very fine and rare £400-450
Eight medals with this combination of clasps issued to R.N. or R.M. recipients.
Talbot served aboard the Alecto in Sierra Leone. 167 ‘Benin 1897’ clasps
awarded to Barrosa; 51 ‘Sierra Leone 1898-99’ clasps awarded to Alecto.
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EAST AND WEST AFRICA 1887-1900, 3 clasps, Gambia 1894, Benin River
1894, Brass River 1895 (J. Howe, Pte. R.M., H.M.S. Widgeon) minor
contact marks, otherwise good very fine £800-1000
40 ‘Gambia 1894’, 42 ‘Benin River 1894’ and 71 ‘Brass River 1895’ clasps were
awarded to Widgeon. 22 medals were issued with this combination of clasps.
John Howe was born in Camberwell, London on 15 August 1867. A Labourer by
occupation, he enlisted into the Royal Marines on 15 December 1885. He served
on the ships Inconstant, 1897; Himalaya, 1888-91; Vivid, 1891-93; Widgeon,
1893-96; Phæton, 1897-1900, and Defiance, 1900-06. Whilst serving on the
Widgeon he saw action on the west coast of Africa, for which he was awarded
the East & West Africa Medal with three clasps. His service papers record:
‘11 March 94. Hurt Cert[ificate]. Bullet wound neck (?) Gambia Expedn. Medina
Creek 1894’.
‘8 May 95. Served Widgeon during Benin River Brohemie 94 & Brass River 1895
Expeditions’.
‘23 Feb 96. Landed with Naval Brigade in Expedition against Rebel Chief
M’Baruk, East Africa’.
He received five good conduct badges and on 31 January 1901 received the Royal Navy L.S. & G.C. Medal. He was discharged to a
pension in February 1907 and in August the same year enrolled into the Royal Fleet Reserve. He was discharged in August 1908
‘having entered the Royal Navy as Officers Steward’. Sold with copied service papers and other research.
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EAST AND WEST AFRICA 1887-1900, 3 clasps, Benin River 1894, Brass River
1895, Benin 1897 (D. Statt, Dom. 2 Cl., H.M.S. Widgeon) lightly
polished, otherwise better than very fine and very rare £800-1000
Ex Douglas-Morris Collection 1997, where it is described as a unique
combination of clasps to the Royal Navy or Royal Marines. However, it is
believed that there were actually three recipients of this clasp combination.
Daniel Statt was born in Jersey, Channel Islands, on 5 October 1869, and was a
servant before joining the Royal Navy. He entered the service as a Domestic 3rd
Class aboard the Indus on 7 May 1888 when aged 19 years, and next joined Lion
(August 1889) as a Domestic 2nd Class. He transferred to Shannon (April 1891)
and was advanced to Domestic 2nd Class on 18 October 1891. In this rate he
served aboard Sirius (April 1892) and Vivid I (June 1893), was paid off to shore in
August 1893 ‘services no longer required’ but rejoined the same ship a month
later. He then served aboard Widgeon (September 1893) and St George
(December 1896).
Whilst serving in Widgeon he was landed for service on shore in various Naval Brigades. He took part in the Expedition up the Benin
River in 1894 to punish the rebellious Chief Nanna, and served in the punitive expedition against King Koko on the Brass River in
1895. Whilst in St George he was advanced to Domestic 1st Class on 1 December 1896, and took part in the Benin Expedition of 1897
against the slave trading Chief Overiami, culminating in the capture and destruction of Benin City. His services in these actions were
recognised by the award of the East & West Africa medal with three clasps.
He was put ashore at Simonstown, South Africa, at his own request, and after two years ashore he joined Philomel in December 1898,
as a Domestic 2nd Class. He served in South African waters between October 1899 and March 1901 whilst aboard Philomel earning
him the Queen’s South Africa medal without clasp. He was put ashore from this ship as ‘unsuitable’ on 30 June 1900 but re-entered the
service aboard Britannia on 16 July 1901 in the rate of Domestic 1st Class. Transferred to Niobe in the same rate on 21 August 1901
and served until paid off ashore on 18 November 1902. After this date he appears not to have sought further employment in R.N. ships.
Domestics at this time were not eligible for the L.S. & G.C. medal.
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