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Auction: 16001 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 97

Naval Long Service & G.C., V.R., 1st 'Anchor' type (Henry Mitchell Boatswains Mate H.M.S. America 22 Years), edge cut and minor edge bruising, nearly very fine, with later ring suspension

Boatswain's Mate Henry Mitchell, born Stoke Damerel, Devon, 1807; joined the Royal Navy, March 1821, and served in H.M.S. Valorous; advanced Boatswain's Mate, June 1834; transferred to H.M.S. America, March 1844; awarded Naval L.S. & G.C., October 1847; discharged the same month.

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