Campaign Groups and Pairs 141


Seven: Chief Petty Officer P. E. Dealey, Royal Navy


East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Lake Nyassa 1893 (P. Dealey, Lg. Sean. H.M.S. Adventure); China 1900, no clasp (P E. Dealey, P.O. 1 Cl., H.M.S. Centurion); 1914-15 Star (128969 P. E. Dealey. C.P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (128969 P. E. Dealey. C.P.O. R.N.); Coronation 1902, bronze; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (P. E. Dealey. P.O. 1 Cl., H.M.S. Excellent.) impressed naming, some light contact marks but generally very fine or better and a rare group (7)


£3,000-£3,600 Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, April 2001.


The Lake Nyassa 1893 clasp was awarded to two officers and 10 ratings of H.M.S. Adventure, and 3 officers and 14 ratings of H.M.S. Pioneer, a total issue of 29 clasps to European recipients.


Percy Edwin Dealey was born in Dorking, Surrey, on 28 December 1868, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 1st Class in October 1884. Whilst aboard Adventure, a gunboat on Lake Nyassa, he took part in the operations against Chief Makanjira’s mother, Kalunda, a slave trading Chieftainess who with her warriors was shelled out of her village at Rifu Bay by gunfire from H.M. Ships Adventure and Pioneer. He served during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900 aboard Centurion, received his L.S. & G.C. Medal in February 1902, and was a member of the Naval Ceremonial Guard of Honour during the 1902 Coronation celebrations. During the Great War he served aboard the armed Patrol Yacht Calistra, and the Q-ship Gunner, also known as Planudes and Q-31. Sold with two original parchment Certificates of Service and two original parchment Gunnery and Torpedo History Sheets, together with copied research.


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Pair: Able Seaman W. W. Kingcome, Royal Navy


East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Gambia 1894 (W. Kingcombe. A.B. H.M.S. Alecto.); China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (W. W. Kingcome, A.B., H.M.S. Aurora.) light contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £500-£600


William Walk Kingcome was born at Noss Mayo, Devon, on 27 July 1871, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 1 November 1887. He served aboard H.M.S. Alecto from February 1893 to April 1894, and in Aurora from February 1899 to April 1902. Shore pensioned in July 1911, he was recalled for service in September 1914 and is entitled to the 1914-15 Star trio. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll confirmation.


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