The Naval General Service medal awarded to Admiral Hugh Patton, Royal Navy, for his...

The Naval General Service medal awarded to Admiral Hugh Patton, Royal Navy, for his services as a Midshipman on board the Bellerophon at the battle of Trafalgar Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar (H. Patton, Midshipman.) nearly extremely fine £10,000-£14,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Hugh Patton was born at St Andrews in 1790, son of Colonel Patton, Governor of the island of St Helena, and cousin to Admiral Robert Patton who also served as a Midshipman in the Bellerophon at Trafalgar. He entered the Navy in October 1804 as a First-class Boy on board the Puissant 74, and shortly afterwards joined the Bellerophon 74, and fought as Midshipman of that ship at Trafalgar under Captain John Cooke who was killed in the battle. He joined the Niobe at the beginning of 1806 and took part in the capture of the Néarque corvette of 16 guns in March of that year. Promoted Lieutenant in 1811, and Commander in 1813. In the Astraea 36, Captaon John Eveleigh, he took part in a yard-arm to yard-arm conflict for an hour with the 40-gun French frigate Etiole, near Cape Verde Islands on 23 January 1814, with the loss of 9 killed including Captain Eveleigh, and 37 wounded (the Etoile was properly dealt with two months later by Captain Edmund Palmer in the Hebrus). On leaving the Astrea in September 1814, he took up a Commander’s commission bearing the date 6 December 1813. He subsequently, from 6 September 1815 until 22 October 1818, commanded the Alban 12, on the Plymouth station, and on 12 August 1819, was advanced to the rank of Captain. Patton retired in 1846, becoming Rear-Admiral in 1852; Vice-Admiral in 1857; and full Admiral in 1863. Admiral Hugh Patton died in London in March 1864, aged 73. See the following Lot for the medal to his cousin Admiral Robert Patton.