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Pair: Able Seaman R. Pacey, Royal Navy, who was wounded during the bombardment of...
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Pair: Able Seaman R. Pacey, Royal Navy, who was wounded during the bombardment of Alexandria Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 3 clasps, Alexandria 11th July, Suakin 1884, El-Teb_Tamaai (R. Pacey A.B. H.M.S. “Sultan”.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, some scratches to edge of first, but not affecting naming, light pitting and minor contact marks, this nearly very fine; the Star heavily polished, thus fine (2) £600-£800 --- Robert Pacey was born at Blackburn, Lancashire, on 1 January 1859 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 13 January 1874. Promoted Able Seaman on 1 April 1878, he served in H.M.S. Sultan on 20 April 1882 to 2 October 1884, and again from 18 December 1884 to 9 November 1885, seeing active service in this ship during the Egyptian campaign of 1882, including the bombardment of Alexandria on 11 July, his name appearing on the the list, published in Hansard, of casualties from the bombardment of Alexandria. Promoted Stoker on 1 June 1888, his service papers abruptly ended on 4 July 1892: ‘Run, Halifax’, whilst borne on the books of H.M.S. Blake. Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extract which gives entitlement for the single clasp for Alexandria only.
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Pair: Able Seaman R. Pacey, Royal Navy, who was wounded during the bombardment of Alexandria Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 3 clasps, Alexandria 11th July, Suakin 1884, El-Teb_Tamaai (R. Pacey A.B. H.M.S. “Sultan”.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, some scratches to edge of first, but not affecting naming, light pitting and minor contact marks, this nearly very fine; the Star heavily polished, thus fine (2) £600-£800 --- Robert Pacey was born at Blackburn, Lancashire, on 1 January 1859 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 13 January 1874. Promoted Able Seaman on 1 April 1878, he served in H.M.S. Sultan on 20 April 1882 to 2 October 1884, and again from 18 December 1884 to 9 November 1885, seeing active service in this ship during the Egyptian campaign of 1882, including the bombardment of Alexandria on 11 July, his name appearing on the the list, published in Hansard, of casualties from the bombardment of Alexandria. Promoted Stoker on 1 June 1888, his service papers abruptly ended on 4 July 1892: ‘Run, Halifax’, whilst borne on the books of H.M.S. Blake. Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extract which gives entitlement for the single clasp for Alexandria only.
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