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Auction: 15001 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 138

East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, Lake Nyassa 1893 (W. Brown, LG. Sto., H.M.S. Pioneer.), partially officially renamed, extremely fine, rare

129545 Leading Stoker 1st Class William Brown, born Portsmouth, Hampshire, 1864; joined the Royal Navy as Stoker Second Class, 1884; service included in H.M.S. Pioneer, 19.8.1893-19.8.1894; he was 'Discharged Dead. 31.8.1894 at Blantyre of Black Fever while on passage to England' (Service Papers refer).

Approximately 29 single 'Lake Nyassa 1893' clasps were awarded to European naval officers and men from H.M. Ships Adventure (12) and Pioneer (17). The ships, built in Jarrow-on-Tyne, were sent out to Africa in sections, and hauled over 200 miles of virgin country to the edge of the lake where they were assembled for action.

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