BALTIC MEDAL, 1854-1855 (T. Holderness, Ord. 2 Cl. H.M. _ Cornwallis); contemporary engraved naming. Lightly toned, minor edge bruise at 8 o’clock, nearly very fine. Ordinary Seaman Thomas Holderness, of Kirkham, Lancashire, appears to have been discharged from HMS Waterloo at Sheerness 13 August 1856, and had previously worked as a Carpenter. Sold with copy discharge entry, and copy detailed article ‘Shed a Tear for the Old Cornwallis’ by Lew Darlington, explaining this history and background of this vessel.
BALTIC MEDAL, 1854-1855 (T. Holderness, Ord. 2 Cl. H.M. _ Cornwallis); contemporary engraved naming. Lightly toned, minor edge bruise at 8 o’clock, nearly very fine. Ordinary Seaman Thomas Holderness, of Kirkham, Lancashire, appears to have been discharged from HMS Waterloo at Sheerness 13 August 1856, and had previously worked as a Carpenter. Sold with copy discharge entry, and copy detailed article ‘Shed a Tear for the Old Cornwallis’ by Lew Darlington, explaining this history and background of this vessel.
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