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Auction: 24112 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 371

Three: Ordinary Seaman F. C. Smallman, Royal Navy

Egypt 1882-89, undated reverse, no clasp (F. C. Smallman, Boy 1 CL. H.M.S. Turquoise.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (F. C. Smallman, Ord. H.M.S. Turquoise.); Khedive's Star, dated 1884-6, light contact marks and polishing to the first two, otherwise very fine (3)

Frederick Charles Smallman was born on 8 September 1867 at Burford, Shropshire. He enlisted into the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 17 October 1882. He first saw service on Impregnable until 20 May 1884, and then served on Turquoise from 21 May 1884 until 2 November 1887. Smallman served briefly on Duke of Wellington from 3 November 1887 until 1 February 1888, and finally on Victoria & Albert from 12 February 1888 until 25 May 1889. His service papers note that Smallman was invalided on 6 September 1889.

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