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Auction: 18003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 321

Pair: Bugler F. J. Day, Royal Marine Light Infantry

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (F. J. Day, Bglr: H.M.S. Thetis); Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd crowned bust issue (Frederick James Day.), minor edge bruise, good very fine (2)


Frederick James Day served as a Bugler aboard H.M.S. Thetis, which formed part of the Delagoa Bay Squadron, together with her consorts Dwarf, Forte, Magicienne and Racoon. Their purpose was to carry out blockade duty by stopping and searching merchantmen carrying contraband intended for the Boers, a task made far easier by the fitting of 'wireless'; H.M.S. Thetis was the first R.N. vessel so equipped.

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