Campaign Groups and Pairs 106
Four: Chief Petty Officer A. C. Wray, Royal Navy
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (A. C. Wray, Ordy. H.M.S. Inconstant; East and West Africa 1887 -1900, for Mwele 1895, 1 clasp, Benin 1897 (A. C. Wray, C.P.O. H.M.S. St George.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (A. C. Wray, C.P.O., H.M.S. Blake.) impressed naming; Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, edge bruising and contact marks but generally nearly very fine (4)
£400-£500
Arthur Charles Wray was born at Gillingham, Kent, on 6 February 1864, and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on board Boscawen on 18 February 1879, being advanced to Boy 1st Class in March 1880. He joined Inconstant in August 1881, being advanced to Ordinary Seaman in February 1882 and serving in this ship during the Egyptian war of 1882. Whilst serving in Blake, February 1892 to May 1895, he gained Chief Petty Officer status and received his L.S. & G.C. medal. He joined St George in June 1895 and was present during the operations against Mwele in August 1895. He served in Penelope from August to November 1896 but then rejoined St George and was present in her during the operations in Benin in 1897, being actively engaged as part of the Flying Column in the operations against Benin City. He was shore Pensioned on 11 February 1902, joined the Royal Fleet Reserve at Portsmouth in July 1902, and continued serving as a Chief Petty Officer Pensioner until 31 March 1906. Recalled for service again on 2 August 1914 he was again discharged to Shore on ‘Reduction of Pensioners’ on 19 October 1914, this brief war service gaining entitlement to the British War Medal.
Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts. 107 Pair: Ship’s Cook 1st Class J. Loveys, Royal Navy
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (J. Loveys. Sh: Cook. I. Cl: H.M.S “Thalia”); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, pitting from star, nearly very fine (2)
£120-£160
James Loveys was born in Hennock, Devon, on 19 August 1842, and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker in H.M.S. Fox on 1 January 1873. He changed trade to be a Cook 2nd Class in January 1876 in H.M.S. Duke of Wellington, before returning below as a Stoker, serving as such in H.M.S. Thalia from 27 July to 19 December 1882. He was shore pensioned on 18 September 1888.
108 Pair: Able Seaman R. Dingle, Royal Navy
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (R. Dingle. A.B. H.M.S. “Northumberland”); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, minor pitting and edge knocks, very fine (2)
£120-£160 109 Three: Able Seaman J. J. Littleton, Royal Navy
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, no clasp (J. Littleton. A.B., H.M.S. Woodlark.); India General Service 1854 -95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (J. J. Littleton, A.B. H.M.S. Woodlark.); Khedive’s Star 1884-6, unnamed as issued, mounted as originally worn, contact marks, nearly very fine or better (3)
£300-£400 62 ‘Burma 1885-7’ clasps awarded to H.M.S. Woodlark.
John Joseph Littleton was born in Reading, Berkshire, on 23 May 1863 and entered naval service on 20 May 1879 as a Boy 2nd Class in H.M.S. Boscawen, in which he saw advancement to Boy 1st Class. Having been promoted to Able Seaman on 1 January 1883, in H. M.S. London, he was borne in Woodlark from 24 February 1884 to 25 March 1887, including during the Egyptian and Burmese operations. H.M.S. Woodlark was the only British ship at Rangoon in October 1885 when the troubles in Burma began. Men from the ship and others formed a Naval Brigade under the command of Captain Clutterbuck which, on 25 November 1885, marched to and took over King Thebaw’s royal palace. Discharged in June 1898 to Plymouth Hospital, he rejoined for war service on 2 August 1914, serving on H.M.S. Assistance from 26 November 1915 to 28 March 1918.
110 Pair: Able Seaman I. J. Weeks, Royal Navy
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (I. J. Weeks. A.B. H.M.S. “Wye”); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, pitting from star, better than good fine (2)
£120-£160
Issac James Weeks was born in Woolwich on 26 January 1860 and joined the Royal Navy on 28 September 1875 as a Boy 2nd Class in H.M.S. Fisgard. Having been advanced Able Seaman in May 1880 while in H.M.S. Lord Warden, he served as such in H.M.S. Wye during the Egyptian operations from April 1882 to March 1883. Granted the rank of Commissioned Botswain on 4 January 1887 in H. M.S. Weymouth, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 8 February 1903. Pensioned in 1914 from coastguard service, he returned to service as an acting Chief Petty Officer during the Great War, and was finally demobilised in May 1919.
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