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Six: Petty Officer First Class D. E. Phillips, Royal Navy Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated...
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Six: Petty Officer First Class D. E. Phillips, Royal Navy Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, Alexandria 11th July, Gemaizah 1888 (D. E. Phillips, Ord. H.M.S. “Téméraire”); 1914-15 Star (109703 D. E. Phillips, P.O.1 R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (109703 D. E. Phillips. P.O.1 R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (109703 D. E. Phillips. P.O. 1Cl. H.M.S. Victory); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, the first with pitting from Star, the 1914-15 Star and VM both with verdigris spots, otherwise generally nearly very fine and a rare clasp combination (6) £1,000-£1,400 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2006. One of only 11 medals awarded to the Royal Navy with this two-clasp combination, 5 to H.M.S. Racer and 6 to H.M.S. Starling. David Edmund Phillips was born at Narbeth, Pembroke, on 9 May 1864, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 30 July 1879. He served in H.M.S. Téméraire from 16 December 1880 to 14 September 1883, seeing active service in this ship during the Egyptian campaign of 1882, including the bombardment of Alexandria on 11 July, and was promoted Able Seaman on 1 May 1883. He subsequently served in H.M.S. Starling from 31 January 1886 to 15 January 1890, seeing further active service in this ship at the action at Gemaizah on 20 December 1888. Promoted Leading Seaman n 5 July 1894, Petty Officer Second Class on 1 January 1896, and Petty Officer First Class on 23 September 1897, he was shore pensioned on 4 December 18902, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve at Portsmouth two days later. Phillips was recalled for War service on 2 August 1914, and served during the Great War mainly in shore based establishments. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 1 February 1919, and was finally shore demobilised on 5 July 1919. Sold with copied service record and medal roll extract.
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Six: Petty Officer First Class D. E. Phillips, Royal Navy Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, Alexandria 11th July, Gemaizah 1888 (D. E. Phillips, Ord. H.M.S. “Téméraire”); 1914-15 Star (109703 D. E. Phillips, P.O.1 R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (109703 D. E. Phillips. P.O.1 R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (109703 D. E. Phillips. P.O. 1Cl. H.M.S. Victory); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, the first with pitting from Star, the 1914-15 Star and VM both with verdigris spots, otherwise generally nearly very fine and a rare clasp combination (6) £1,000-£1,400 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2006. One of only 11 medals awarded to the Royal Navy with this two-clasp combination, 5 to H.M.S. Racer and 6 to H.M.S. Starling. David Edmund Phillips was born at Narbeth, Pembroke, on 9 May 1864, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 30 July 1879. He served in H.M.S. Téméraire from 16 December 1880 to 14 September 1883, seeing active service in this ship during the Egyptian campaign of 1882, including the bombardment of Alexandria on 11 July, and was promoted Able Seaman on 1 May 1883. He subsequently served in H.M.S. Starling from 31 January 1886 to 15 January 1890, seeing further active service in this ship at the action at Gemaizah on 20 December 1888. Promoted Leading Seaman n 5 July 1894, Petty Officer Second Class on 1 January 1896, and Petty Officer First Class on 23 September 1897, he was shore pensioned on 4 December 18902, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve at Portsmouth two days later. Phillips was recalled for War service on 2 August 1914, and served during the Great War mainly in shore based establishments. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 1 February 1919, and was finally shore demobilised on 5 July 1919. Sold with copied service record and medal roll extract.
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