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NAVAL GENERAL SERVICE 1793-1840, one clasp, Gaieta 24 July 1815 (William Croden), one or two edge bruises, nearly extremely fine

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NAVAL GENERAL SERVICE 1793-1840, one clasp, Gaieta 24 July 1815 (William Croden), one or two edge bruises, nearly extremely fine
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Ex Murray Collection 1925.

The published Naval General Service Medal rolls confirm William Croden as a Private in the Royal Marines aboard the Malta for the reduction of the Fortress of Gaieta, Italy in July 1815, one of just 88 recipients of the clasp recorded on the Admiralty roll.