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Auction: 9024 - The Property of a Gentleman Orders, Decorations and Campaign Medals
Lot: 784

A Rare ´Liwondi 1893´ Pair to Petty Officer 1st Class C. Whitlock, Royal Navy Egypt 1882-89, dated, no clasp (C. Whitlock. A.B. H.M.S. "Northumberland."); East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, Liwondi 1893 (C. Whitlock, P.O. 1Cl., H.M.S. Herald.), generally good very fine (2) Estimate £ 2,400-2,600 Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Whitlock, born Hyde, Hampshire, 1860; joined the Royal Navy as Boy Second Class, 1875; his service including in H.M.S.´´s Northumberland, 11.5.1882-23.5.1884 and Herald 6.1.1892-30.6.1893. Approximately 15 ´´Liwondi 1893´´ clasp awards to H.M.S. Herald. Provenance: Spink June 1970

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£2,700