318
ARCTIC MEDAL 1818-55, unnamed as issued, claw tightened/refixed, good very fine £450-550
319
ARCTIC MEDAL 1818-55, unnamed as issued, contact marks, very fine £450-550
320
ARCTIC MEDAL 1875-76 (D. Girard, A.B. H.M.S. Discovery) extremely fine
£2500-3000
Daniel Girard was born in Guernsey on 10 June 1849, and entered the Royal
Navy on 10 June 1867. He joined the Discovery on 17 April 1875 and
proceeded to the Arctic the following July. In the spring of 1876, Girard was a
member of the party of 12 men under Lieutenant Robert H. Archer which left
Discovery in the sledges Westward Ho! and Endeavour on 8 April, bound for
Lady Franklin Bay. He appears to have returned to the Discovery on 22 April in
the sledge Endeavour and, under Sub-Lieutenant Crawford Conybeare, with three
other men, left again on 22 May bound for the Alert, some 75 miles away. They
reached the ship on 1 June, whereupon Girard was lent to Alert whilst Conybeare
continued on to the relief of the Northern Division. He remained with Alert until
12 August, when he returned to Discovery. Girard was promoted to Petty Officer
1st Class in September 1787 and received his Arctic medal in the same month.
321
Pair: Petty Officer Telegraphist A. J. Williams, Royal Navy
POLAR MEDAL 1904, G.V.R., 2nd issue, bronze, 1 clasp, Antarctic 1929-31
(P.O. Telegraphist A. J. Williams R.N.); ROYAL NAVY L.S. & G.C., G.V.R.,
2nd issue with fixed suspension (J.13558 A. J. Williams, P.O. Tel., H.M.
S. Victory) nearly very fine (2) £2500-3000
Arthur J. Williams served as a Petty Officer Telegraphist in Discovery during both
voyages of the British, Australian, New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition
1929-31. Bronze medals with this clasp were awarded to 22 members of the
expedition, including Sir Douglas Mawson (London Gazette 1 May 1934 refers).
322
Pair: Chief Engine-room Artificer C. D. Buchanan, Royal Navy
POLAR MEDAL 1904, G.VI.R., bronze, 1 clasp, Antarctic 1930-39 (Cecil
Douglas Buchanan); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with
fixed suspension (271823 C. D. Buchanan, C.E.R.A.2 H.M.S. Marshal
Soult) light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (2) £2500-3000
Unique clasp with these dates (London Gazette 7 October 1941 refers). A total of
82 George VI Bronze Polar Medals and four Bronze Clasps were issued,
including 13 to veterans of 10 or more seasons in the Antarctic.
Cecil Douglas Buchanan spent 10 seasons, including winter voyages, in the
Antarctic. He served as an artificer in the William Scoresby during 1930-32, and
in the same capacity in the Discovery II during 1932-39.
323
POLAR MEDAL 1904, G.VI.R., bronze, 1 clasp, Antarctic 1925-35 (James
Purvis) good very fine £2500-3000
Only three Polar Medals for ‘Antarctic 1925-35’ were issued (London Gazette 7
July 1941 refers), from a total of 82 George VI Bronze Polar Medals and four
Bronze Clasps.
James Purvis served for seven seasons in the Antarctic, namely as an Ordinary
Seaman in Discovery during 1925-27, in the same rate in Alert during 1928-30,
as an Able Seaman in Discovery II during 1930-31 and as an Assistant Cook
during 1933-35. He was later advanced to Petty Officer in the Royal Navy. The
‘Purvis glacier’ on South Georgia was named after him.
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