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Naval General Service Medal 1793 - 1840 with the bar 'Syria'. The recipient's name is impressed in serif capitals on the edge. Obverse: The diademed head of Queen Victoria and the legend 'VICTORIA REGINA' with the date '1848'. Reverse: The figure of Britannia, holding a trident, seated sideways on a seahorse. The designer's name 'W Wyon' is under the neck and on the rear exergue. The medal is fitted with a 34 mm white ribbon with dark blue edges.
Awarded for a naval action in November 1840. Mehemit Ali, the Turkish Viceroy of Egypt broke his agreement to leave Syria alone and invaded the country. As Britain, Austria, Russia and Prussia had guaranteed to act on behalf of Syria in the event of trouble, a combined fleet, under the British Admiral Stopford, was sent to evict the Viceroy's forces. Acre was bombarded and captured on 3 November. George Larrad served in the engagement as a 'Boy' aboard HMS Magicienne, a 5th rate ship of the line launched in 1812 and broken up 1845.
Naval General Service Medal 1793 - 1840 with the bar 'SYRIA'. The recipient's name is impressed in serif capitals on the edge. Obverse: The diademed head of Queen Victoria and the legend 'VICTORIA REG
Naval General Service Medal 1793 - 1840 with the bar Trafalgar. The recipients name is impressed in Roman capitals on the edge. Obverse: The diademed head of Queen Victoria and the legend 'VICTORIA RE
Military General Service Medal 1793 - 1814 with the bars Vittoria, Pyrenees, Orthes and Toulouse. The recipient's name and regiment is indented in large roman capitals on the edge. Obverse: The diadem
First China War Medal 1840 - 1842. Impressed around edge with reipient's name and ship. Obverse: The diademed head of Queen Victoria and the legend 'VICTORIA REGINA'. Reverse: A trophy of arms with an
Waterloo Medal with a steel clip and a replacement small silver suspension ring. The edge of the medal is impressed with the recipients details in roman capitals. Obverse: The profile laureated head o
Naval General Service Medal 1915 - 1962 (1st issue) with the bar 'PERSIAN GULF 1909 - 1914'. The recipient's number, name, rank and ship are impressed on the edge. Obverse: The bust of King George V i
