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Naval General Service 1793-1840, 3 clasps, 4 Feb Boat Service 1804, Basque Roads 1809,...
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Naval General Service 1793-1840, 3 clasps, 4 Feb Boat Service 1804, Basque Roads 1809, Algiers (James Forster.) extremely fine £3,000-£4,000
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Provenance: Murray Collection 1891; Sotheby’s, May 1926; Glendining’s, June 1927; Ron Byatt Collection, Spink, July 2000.
The published Naval General Service Medal rolls confirm James Forster as an Able Seaman aboard the Caesar for the Basque Roads action of April 1809 and as a Quarter-Master’s Mate aboard the Impregnable for the operations off Algiers in August 1816, but not for the Boat Service action of 4 February 1804, the capture of the French brig corvette Curieux of 16 guns by the Centaur, this latter being one of just 10 such clasps recorded on the Admiralty roll. It should be noted, however, from P.R.O. muster research that accompanies the Lot, that James Forster is verified aboard the Centaur for the period 20 July 1803 until 20 April 1805, having been ‘Prest at Sea’, aged 18 years, on the former date. The musters confirm his continuous progression from Centaur to Galatea, 21 April 1805, to Hyaena, 30 July 1805, and thence to Caesar, 28 November 1805.
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Importation Duty
This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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Provenance: Murray Collection 1891; Sotheby’s, May 1926; Glendining’s, June 1927; Ron Byatt Collection, Spink, July 2000.
The published Naval General Service Medal rolls confirm James Forster as an Able Seaman aboard the Caesar for the Basque Roads action of April 1809 and as a Quarter-Master’s Mate aboard the Impregnable for the operations off Algiers in August 1816, but not for the Boat Service action of 4 February 1804, the capture of the French brig corvette Curieux of 16 guns by the Centaur, this latter being one of just 10 such clasps recorded on the Admiralty roll. It should be noted, however, from P.R.O. muster research that accompanies the Lot, that James Forster is verified aboard the Centaur for the period 20 July 1803 until 20 April 1805, having been ‘Prest at Sea’, aged 18 years, on the former date. The musters confirm his continuous progression from Centaur to Galatea, 21 April 1805, to Hyaena, 30 July 1805, and thence to Caesar, 28 November 1805.
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Naval General Service 1793-1840, 3 clasps, 4 Feb Boat Service 1804, Basque Roads 1809, Algiers (James Forster.) extremely fine £3,000-£4,000
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Importation Duty
This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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Provenance: Murray Collection 1891; Sotheby’s, May 1926; Glendining’s, June 1927; Ron Byatt Collection, Spink, July 2000.
The published Naval General Service Medal rolls confirm James Forster as an Able Seaman aboard the Caesar for the Basque Roads action of April 1809 and as a Quarter-Master’s Mate aboard the Impregnable for the operations off Algiers in August 1816, but not for the Boat Service action of 4 February 1804, the capture of the French brig corvette Curieux of 16 guns by the Centaur, this latter being one of just 10 such clasps recorded on the Admiralty roll. It should be noted, however, from P.R.O. muster research that accompanies the Lot, that James Forster is verified aboard the Centaur for the period 20 July 1803 until 20 April 1805, having been ‘Prest at Sea’, aged 18 years, on the former date. The musters confirm his continuous progression from Centaur to Galatea, 21 April 1805, to Hyaena, 30 July 1805, and thence to Caesar, 28 November 1805.
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Importation Duty
This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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Provenance: Murray Collection 1891; Sotheby’s, May 1926; Glendining’s, June 1927; Ron Byatt Collection, Spink, July 2000.
The published Naval General Service Medal rolls confirm James Forster as an Able Seaman aboard the Caesar for the Basque Roads action of April 1809 and as a Quarter-Master’s Mate aboard the Impregnable for the operations off Algiers in August 1816, but not for the Boat Service action of 4 February 1804, the capture of the French brig corvette Curieux of 16 guns by the Centaur, this latter being one of just 10 such clasps recorded on the Admiralty roll. It should be noted, however, from P.R.O. muster research that accompanies the Lot, that James Forster is verified aboard the Centaur for the period 20 July 1803 until 20 April 1805, having been ‘Prest at Sea’, aged 18 years, on the former date. The musters confirm his continuous progression from Centaur to Galatea, 21 April 1805, to Hyaena, 30 July 1805, and thence to Caesar, 28 November 1805.
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