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171<br />

Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Syria<br />

(John W. Jeffery.), very fine<br />

£400-500<br />

John W. Jeffery served as Boy in H.M.S. Princess Charlotte<br />

during operations on <strong>and</strong> off the coast of Syria, 1840.<br />

<strong>orders</strong>, deCoratioNs, CampaigN medaLs aNd miLitaria<br />

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172<br />

Naval General Service 1793-1840, two clasps, Gut of<br />

Gibraltar 12 July 1801, Algiers (William Strath.), very<br />

fine<br />

£2,800-3,200<br />

William Strath served as Gunner’s Mate in H.M.S. Pompee as<br />

part of the successful attack upon the Franco-Spanish<br />

squadrons under the enemy batteries in Algerciras Bay,<br />

12.7.1801. This resulted in the destruction of the Spanish<br />

three-decker, 112-gun Real Carlos abd San Hermenegildo<br />

together with the French 74-gun St. Antione; Strath served as<br />

Quarter Master’s Mate in H.M.S. Impregnable when the<br />

combined English <strong>and</strong> Dutch fleets attacked the heavily<br />

fortified town of Algiers, 27.8.1816. British casualties<br />

amounted to 128 killed, 690 wounded; the Dutch suffered<br />

13 killed <strong>and</strong> 52 wounded. The Granicus, Glasgow,<br />

Impregnable, Le<strong>and</strong>er, <strong>and</strong> Superb, had their masts <strong>and</strong> yards<br />

greatly damaged.<br />

William Strath, born Aberdeen, 1770; between 1795-1798<br />

he was borne on H.M.S. Pompee’s books as Quarter Gunner,<br />

Midshipman <strong>and</strong> Gunner’s Mate; he was invalided out service<br />

in 1802, only to rejoin the Royal Navy in 1816; he was<br />

invalided out of service once again, July 1817, <strong>and</strong> finally<br />

received his medal through the Staff Officer for Pensions at<br />

Exeter.<br />

PROVENANCE:<br />

Glendining, February 1915<br />

<strong>Spink</strong>, March 1979

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