拍品專文
Ex Cheylesmore Collection 1930.
The published Naval General Service Medal rolls confirm William Raddon as an Able Seaman aboard the Edgar for the Boat Service action of 11.8.1808, one of just 15 recipients of this clasp recorded on the Admiralty roll.
For the capture of the Danish Corvettes Fama and Salorman by boats from Rear-Admiral Richard Keats' Squadron, in Nyborg Harbour, Funen Island, Denmark, an action that actually took place on 9.8.1808.
The published Naval General Service Medal rolls confirm William Raddon as an Able Seaman aboard the Edgar for the Boat Service action of 11.8.1808, one of just 15 recipients of this clasp recorded on the Admiralty roll.
For the capture of the Danish Corvettes Fama and Salorman by boats from Rear-Admiral Richard Keats' Squadron, in Nyborg Harbour, Funen Island, Denmark, an action that actually took place on 9.8.1808.