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Pair: Chaplain J. Jenkins, Royal Navy<br />

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

(John Jenkins, Chaplain.); St. John d’Acre 1840,<br />

silver, pierced for ring suspension as issued, with<br />

contemporary silver straight bar, minor edge bruising<br />

to first, nearly extremely fine (2)<br />

£1,000-1,400<br />

John Jenkins served as Chaplain in H.M.S. Benbow during<br />

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

The Rev. John Jenkins, joined the Royal Navy as Chaplain,<br />

June 1835, <strong>and</strong> posted to H.M.S. Barham for service in the<br />

Mediterranean; posted to H.M.S. Benbow (Captain Houston<br />

Stewart, C.B.), May 1839; appointed Naval Instructor <strong>and</strong><br />

Schoolmaster alongside his role as Chaplain, August 1839;<br />

posted as Chaplain <strong>and</strong> Naval Instructor, H.M.S. Curacoa,<br />

for service in the South Americas, March 1843; future<br />

postings included H.M.S. Superb, May 1845; H.M.S. Victory,<br />

December 1850; H.M.S. Seringapatam, Cape of Good<br />

Hope, June 1851; <strong>and</strong> H.M.S. Castor, January 1856; died<br />

1860.<br />

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

WWW.spiNK.Com<br />

29<br />

Pair: Assistant Surgeon E. Robertson, Royal Navy<br />

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

Robertson, Asst. Surgn.); St. John d’Acre 1840, silver,<br />

pierced for ring suspension as issued, minor edge nicks,<br />

nearly extremely fine (2)<br />

£900-1,100<br />

Ebenezer Robertson served as Assistant Surgeon in H.M.S.<br />

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

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