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Pair: Petty Officer First Class J. Forrest, Royal Navy, who served as part of the Naval...
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Pair: Petty Officer First Class J. Forrest, Royal Navy, who served as part of the Naval Brigade at the Battle of Tel-el-Kebir, and subsequently with the Nile Flotilla, and was discharged dead on 10 December 1885 Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 3 clasps, Alexandria 11th July, Tel-El-Kebir, The Nile 1884-85, top lugs removed from second clasp, with third clasp loose as issued (J. Forrest. Cap: Qr. Dk. H.M.S. “Monarch.”); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, good very fine (2) £500-£700 --- Approximately 19 men of Monarch were present at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir, 13 September 1882, all of whom also received the clasp for Alexandria. Approximately 137 medals were issued with these two clasps to naval personnel. John Forrest was born in Biggar, Lanarkshire, on 20 June 1857 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 29 November 1873. Advanced Petty Officer Second Class on 23 June 1881, he served in H.M.S. Monarch from 12 January 1882, and was promoted Petty Officer First Class on 1 September 1882. Seconded for service with the Nile Flotilla on 4 February 1885, he was discharged dead from the Royal Naval Hospital Haslar on 10 December 1885. Sold with copied record of service, medal roll extracts, and an annotated group photographic image of ‘H.M.S. Monarch’s Gatling Gun’s Crew, Tel-el-Kebir, 13 September 1882’, in which the recipient is identified.
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Pair: Petty Officer First Class J. Forrest, Royal Navy, who served as part of the Naval Brigade at the Battle of Tel-el-Kebir, and subsequently with the Nile Flotilla, and was discharged dead on 10 December 1885 Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 3 clasps, Alexandria 11th July, Tel-El-Kebir, The Nile 1884-85, top lugs removed from second clasp, with third clasp loose as issued (J. Forrest. Cap: Qr. Dk. H.M.S. “Monarch.”); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, good very fine (2) £500-£700 --- Approximately 19 men of Monarch were present at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir, 13 September 1882, all of whom also received the clasp for Alexandria. Approximately 137 medals were issued with these two clasps to naval personnel. John Forrest was born in Biggar, Lanarkshire, on 20 June 1857 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 29 November 1873. Advanced Petty Officer Second Class on 23 June 1881, he served in H.M.S. Monarch from 12 January 1882, and was promoted Petty Officer First Class on 1 September 1882. Seconded for service with the Nile Flotilla on 4 February 1885, he was discharged dead from the Royal Naval Hospital Haslar on 10 December 1885. Sold with copied record of service, medal roll extracts, and an annotated group photographic image of ‘H.M.S. Monarch’s Gatling Gun’s Crew, Tel-el-Kebir, 13 September 1882’, in which the recipient is identified.
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