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Auction: 15001 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 117

A Rare 'Liwondi 1893' Pair to Chief Petty Officer H.W. Walker, Royal Navy
East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, Liwondi 1893 (H. Walker, C.P.O., H.M.S. Mosquito.); Naval Long Service & G.C., V.R. (H.W. Walker, Gr's Mte. H.M.S. Cockatrice.), darkly toned, light contact marks, otherwise generally very fine or better (2)

86146 Chief Petty Officer Henry William Walker, born Chelsea, London, 1858; joined the Royal Navy as Boy Second Class, 1874; service included in H.M.S. Cockatice, November 1885-November 1888, and H.M.S. Mosquito, January 1892-June 1893; 'Shore Pensioned' 7.9.1896.

Approximately 31 single 'Liwondi 1893' clasps were awarded to European naval officers and men from H.M. Ships Herald (15) and Mosquito (16).

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