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Auction: 22001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 45

The Egypt and Sudan Medal awarded to Admiral's Servant W. Lockyer, Royal Navy, who attended to Vice-Admial Sir W. N. W. Hewett V.C., K.C.B., K.C.S.I. aboard the Euryalus from May 1882

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1884 (W. Lockyer. Admls. Svt. H.M.S. Euryalus.), very fine and perhaps a unique rating

William Lockyer was born at Totnes on 28 September 1861. By 1881 Lockyer was noted in the Census as a Domestic Servant living at 4 St James's Place, Westminster, with Rear-Admiral Hewett living at No. 5. On joining the Royal Navy on 15 April 1882 he gave his trade as valet and joined as a Domestic 1st Class. Lockyer joined the Eurayalus on 3 May 1882, alongside the Rear-Admiral and was present during the Egypt and Sudan campaign. Lockyer was discharged on 17 April 1888.

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