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Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Navarino (H. G. Morris, Midshipman.) dark toned,...
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Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Navarino (H. G. Morris, Midshipman.) dark toned, small edge bruise, otherwise good very fine £1,200-£1,600
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Provenance: Spink, November 1998, when in pair with China 1842.
Henry Gage Morris was born on 20 November 1811, the second son of Rear-Admiral Henry Gage Morris. He served as a College Midshipman of the Glasgow 50, Captain Hon. James Ashley Maude, at the battle of Navarino, 20 October 1827. Passing his examination in 1830, he obtained a commission, 19 April 1837; and he was afterwards appointed, 20 April 1837, as Additional, to the Hastings 74, flagship of Sir Wm. Hall Gage, off Lisbon; 25 May 1838, to the Herald 26, Captain Joseph Nias, of which vessel, stationed in the East Indies, he became First-Lieutenant; 31 October 1840, to the Endymion 38, Captain Hon. Frederick Wm. Grey, lying at Plymouth; 10 June and 28 August 1841, as Senior, to the Champion 18 and Harlequin 16, Captains Richard Byron and Hon. George Fowler Hastings, in the latter of which vessels he returned to the East Indies, and shared in the operations on the coast of China (Medal); 15 August 1842, to the acting-command, which he retained until March 1844, of the Wolverene 16, also in the East Indies; 5 September 1845, again as First, to the Juno 26, fitting out at Sheerness; and, 17 November 1845, to the St. Vincent 120, bearing the flag at Portsmouth of Sir Charles Ogle, to whom he became Signal-Lieutenant, 16 January 1846. He attained the rank of Commander 25 June following; and since 20 October 1847, has been in command, again in the East Indies, of the Cambrian 40, Commodore James Hanway Plumridge. He was promoted to Captain, 10 May 1856; retired Captain, 1 July 1866; retired Rear-Admiral, 11 June 1874; retired Vice-Admiral, 1 February 1879; and retired Admiral, 27 March 1885. Admiral Morris was the author of Forty-five predictions of the Old Testament (1855), and died on 21 January 1891, at Queen Anne’s Gate, London.
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Provenance: Spink, November 1998, when in pair with China 1842.
Henry Gage Morris was born on 20 November 1811, the second son of Rear-Admiral Henry Gage Morris. He served as a College Midshipman of the Glasgow 50, Captain Hon. James Ashley Maude, at the battle of Navarino, 20 October 1827. Passing his examination in 1830, he obtained a commission, 19 April 1837; and he was afterwards appointed, 20 April 1837, as Additional, to the Hastings 74, flagship of Sir Wm. Hall Gage, off Lisbon; 25 May 1838, to the Herald 26, Captain Joseph Nias, of which vessel, stationed in the East Indies, he became First-Lieutenant; 31 October 1840, to the Endymion 38, Captain Hon. Frederick Wm. Grey, lying at Plymouth; 10 June and 28 August 1841, as Senior, to the Champion 18 and Harlequin 16, Captains Richard Byron and Hon. George Fowler Hastings, in the latter of which vessels he returned to the East Indies, and shared in the operations on the coast of China (Medal); 15 August 1842, to the acting-command, which he retained until March 1844, of the Wolverene 16, also in the East Indies; 5 September 1845, again as First, to the Juno 26, fitting out at Sheerness; and, 17 November 1845, to the St. Vincent 120, bearing the flag at Portsmouth of Sir Charles Ogle, to whom he became Signal-Lieutenant, 16 January 1846. He attained the rank of Commander 25 June following; and since 20 October 1847, has been in command, again in the East Indies, of the Cambrian 40, Commodore James Hanway Plumridge. He was promoted to Captain, 10 May 1856; retired Captain, 1 July 1866; retired Rear-Admiral, 11 June 1874; retired Vice-Admiral, 1 February 1879; and retired Admiral, 27 March 1885. Admiral Morris was the author of Forty-five predictions of the Old Testament (1855), and died on 21 January 1891, at Queen Anne’s Gate, London.
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Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Navarino (H. G. Morris, Midshipman.) dark toned, small edge bruise, otherwise good very fine £1,200-£1,600
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Provenance: Spink, November 1998, when in pair with China 1842.
Henry Gage Morris was born on 20 November 1811, the second son of Rear-Admiral Henry Gage Morris. He served as a College Midshipman of the Glasgow 50, Captain Hon. James Ashley Maude, at the battle of Navarino, 20 October 1827. Passing his examination in 1830, he obtained a commission, 19 April 1837; and he was afterwards appointed, 20 April 1837, as Additional, to the Hastings 74, flagship of Sir Wm. Hall Gage, off Lisbon; 25 May 1838, to the Herald 26, Captain Joseph Nias, of which vessel, stationed in the East Indies, he became First-Lieutenant; 31 October 1840, to the Endymion 38, Captain Hon. Frederick Wm. Grey, lying at Plymouth; 10 June and 28 August 1841, as Senior, to the Champion 18 and Harlequin 16, Captains Richard Byron and Hon. George Fowler Hastings, in the latter of which vessels he returned to the East Indies, and shared in the operations on the coast of China (Medal); 15 August 1842, to the acting-command, which he retained until March 1844, of the Wolverene 16, also in the East Indies; 5 September 1845, again as First, to the Juno 26, fitting out at Sheerness; and, 17 November 1845, to the St. Vincent 120, bearing the flag at Portsmouth of Sir Charles Ogle, to whom he became Signal-Lieutenant, 16 January 1846. He attained the rank of Commander 25 June following; and since 20 October 1847, has been in command, again in the East Indies, of the Cambrian 40, Commodore James Hanway Plumridge. He was promoted to Captain, 10 May 1856; retired Captain, 1 July 1866; retired Rear-Admiral, 11 June 1874; retired Vice-Admiral, 1 February 1879; and retired Admiral, 27 March 1885. Admiral Morris was the author of Forty-five predictions of the Old Testament (1855), and died on 21 January 1891, at Queen Anne’s Gate, London.
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Provenance: Spink, November 1998, when in pair with China 1842.
Henry Gage Morris was born on 20 November 1811, the second son of Rear-Admiral Henry Gage Morris. He served as a College Midshipman of the Glasgow 50, Captain Hon. James Ashley Maude, at the battle of Navarino, 20 October 1827. Passing his examination in 1830, he obtained a commission, 19 April 1837; and he was afterwards appointed, 20 April 1837, as Additional, to the Hastings 74, flagship of Sir Wm. Hall Gage, off Lisbon; 25 May 1838, to the Herald 26, Captain Joseph Nias, of which vessel, stationed in the East Indies, he became First-Lieutenant; 31 October 1840, to the Endymion 38, Captain Hon. Frederick Wm. Grey, lying at Plymouth; 10 June and 28 August 1841, as Senior, to the Champion 18 and Harlequin 16, Captains Richard Byron and Hon. George Fowler Hastings, in the latter of which vessels he returned to the East Indies, and shared in the operations on the coast of China (Medal); 15 August 1842, to the acting-command, which he retained until March 1844, of the Wolverene 16, also in the East Indies; 5 September 1845, again as First, to the Juno 26, fitting out at Sheerness; and, 17 November 1845, to the St. Vincent 120, bearing the flag at Portsmouth of Sir Charles Ogle, to whom he became Signal-Lieutenant, 16 January 1846. He attained the rank of Commander 25 June following; and since 20 October 1847, has been in command, again in the East Indies, of the Cambrian 40, Commodore James Hanway Plumridge. He was promoted to Captain, 10 May 1856; retired Captain, 1 July 1866; retired Rear-Admiral, 11 June 1874; retired Vice-Admiral, 1 February 1879; and retired Admiral, 27 March 1885. Admiral Morris was the author of Forty-five predictions of the Old Testament (1855), and died on 21 January 1891, at Queen Anne’s Gate, London.
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