Lot 697
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Four: Petty Officer C.H. Richards, Royal Navy, Egypt, dated, no clasp (Ord., H.M.S. Dragon); East and West Africa, one clasp, Witu August 1893 (P.O. 2 Cl., H.M.S. Swallow); Naval Long Service and Good Conduct, V.R. (Ldg. Sea., H.M.S. Vivid); Khedive's Star 1882, unnamed, very fine and better (4)

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Four: Petty Officer C.H. Richards, Royal Navy, Egypt, dated, no clasp (Ord., H.M.S. Dragon); East and West Africa, one clasp, Witu August 1893 (P.O. 2 Cl., H.M.S. Swallow); Naval Long Service and Good Conduct, V.R. (Ldg. Sea., H.M.S. Vivid); Khedive's Star 1882, unnamed, very fine and better (4)
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Lot Essay

Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Henry Richards was born at Stoke Dameral, Devonshire and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in 1880. After seeing active service in Egypt in 1882 and against the Sultan of Witu in 1893, he was discharged in 1905 at his own request.