A RARE LLOYD'S PATRIOTIC FUND TRAFALGAR CITATION CERTIFICATE

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A RARE LLOYD'S PATRIOTIC FUND TRAFALGAR CITATION CERTIFICATE
awarded to William Butler of HMS Belleisle and voting him forty pounds ..in consideration of the wound.. -- 18½ x 14in. (47 x 36cm.) Framed and glazed.

Literature

Lincoln, M: Nelson & Napoleon National Maritime Museum, 2005, p.249, no.285.

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Lot Essay

The Lloyd's Patriotic Fund responded to news of the great victory off Cape Trafalgar with an immediate release of funds to assist the wounded. Awards were made depending to rank and severity of wound. The maximum for an ordinary seaman was £40 indicating a permanent disability or loss of a limb.

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