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Auction: 19003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 37

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (J. Bowers, Ord. Sean. H.M.S. Minotaur.), edge nick, nearly extremely fine

John Bowers was born at High Church, Glasgow in December 1862. He joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 14 December 1880, serving initially aboard H.M.S. Hercules. He transferred to Minotaur on 9 November 1880, the 1881 census listing his occupation as 'Ordinary Seaman'. He served aboard Victory I and Hannibal during the Great War, and was finally shore-pensioned on 23 July 1919; sold with copied naval service record.

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Sold for
£100

Starting price
£60