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Pair: Sick Berth Attendant W. G. Dodd, Royal Navy Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated...
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Pair: Sick Berth Attendant W. G. Dodd, Royal Navy Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, Suakin 1884, El-Teb (W. G. Dodd, Asst. S.B. Attt., H.M.S. “Euryalus”); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, first with slight edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £400-£500 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2004. One of only 55 medals with this combination of clasps issued to Royal Naval and Royal Marine personnel. This is believed to be the only example issued to a Sick Berth rating. William George Dodd was born at Southampton on 22 November 1875, and joined the Royal Navy as an Assistant Sick Berth Attendant on 2 November 1875. He served in H.M.S. Euryalus from 11 January 1882 to 23 July 1885, seeing active service in both the Egyptian campaign of 1882 and the Sudanese campaign of 1884, being present at the action at El-Teb on 29 February 1884. During his naval career he rose to Sick Berth Steward in March 1883 but, having spent two periods in cells and had demotions on three occasions, he was discharged to ‘shore as undesirable’ on 9 November 1888. Sold with copied service record and medal roll extract.
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Pair: Sick Berth Attendant W. G. Dodd, Royal Navy Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, Suakin 1884, El-Teb (W. G. Dodd, Asst. S.B. Attt., H.M.S. “Euryalus”); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, first with slight edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £400-£500 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2004. One of only 55 medals with this combination of clasps issued to Royal Naval and Royal Marine personnel. This is believed to be the only example issued to a Sick Berth rating. William George Dodd was born at Southampton on 22 November 1875, and joined the Royal Navy as an Assistant Sick Berth Attendant on 2 November 1875. He served in H.M.S. Euryalus from 11 January 1882 to 23 July 1885, seeing active service in both the Egyptian campaign of 1882 and the Sudanese campaign of 1884, being present at the action at El-Teb on 29 February 1884. During his naval career he rose to Sick Berth Steward in March 1883 but, having spent two periods in cells and had demotions on three occasions, he was discharged to ‘shore as undesirable’ on 9 November 1888. Sold with copied service record and medal roll extract.
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