Naval General Service group of four to Cooper D. Nicholson, Royal Navy
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria officially impressed to: David Nicholson.
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu Officially impressed to: David Nicholson. Cooper. “Bittern”
China 1857-60, no clasp, David Nicholson, Cooper. Winchester. Contemporarily engraved naming.
St. Jean D'Acre Medal unnamed as issued.
Edge bruise to first, contact marks, polished, very fine.
Provenance: Sotheby’s, June 1972.
David Nicholson was born in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, in March 1814, and entered the Royal Navy as a Cooper in H.M.S. Asia on 18 April 1836, serving in her during operations on and off the coast of Syria in 1840. He had a break in service between 10 April 1841 and 15 September 1852, before joining H.M.S. Bittern, and served in her during the Pegu operations. After a further break in service from 23 September 1857 to 1 November 1858, he joined H.M.S. Winchester, and served in her during the Second Opium War. He saw further service as a Cooper in H.M. Ships Victory, Algiers, Black Prince, and Canopus, before being discharged on 11 May 1867, after 18 years and 198 days’ service.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
Product Code: EM3973
