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Auction: 9022 - Orders, Decorations, Medals & Militaria
Lot: 94

x Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Blanche 19 July 1806 (David Evans.), light scratches, good very fine Estimate £ 2,000-2,500 David Evans served as Ordinary Seaman in H.M.S. Blanche for the capture of the French 40 gun frigate Guerriere, off the Faroe Islands, 19.7.1806; one other man of this name appears on the Admiralty Claimants List with his entitlement given as ´´Algiers´´. Approximately 22 clasps claimed for this action. Provenance: Whitaker Collection 1890 J.B. Hayward June 1975

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