Pair: Sapper W.H. Lobb, Royal Engineers, China 1857-60, three clasps, Canton 1857, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Sapper, 10th C. Royal Engrs.); Army Long Service and Good Conduct, V.R. (Sapper, Rl. Engrs.), minor edge bruising and contact wear, very fine (2)

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Pair: Sapper W.H. Lobb, Royal Engineers, China 1857-60, three clasps, Canton 1857, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Sapper, 10th C. Royal Engrs.); Army Long Service and Good Conduct, V.R. (Sapper, Rl. Engrs.), minor edge bruising and contact wear, very fine (2)

Lot Essay

Sapper William Henry Lobb was born in St. Austell, Cornwall and attested for the Royal Engineers as a Private in January 1856, aged 18 years. Subsequently qualifying for his rare three-clasp China Medal for sevices with 10th Company, R.E., he was advanced to Sapper in October 1859. Lobb was discharged at his own request in February 1877.