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1854-56 Crimean "Victoria Cross" Medal Group
Stock code: MD112253275
£495,000
The scarce and most interesting Crimean War 'Double Action' Victoria Cross group of four awarded to Major J.S. Knox.
Major Knox was recommended for the V.C. firstly for gallantry as a Sergeant in the Scots Fusilier Guards at the Battle of the Alma, 20 September 1854 - the army's first V.C. Action - rewarded with a commission for his conduct at the Battle of Inkermann, 5 November 1854, where he took part in the storming and capture of the Sandbag Battery, and single-handedly faced a party of enemy skirmishers.
He was recommended again for his bravery when, as a Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade, he volunteered as part of the ladder-party for the first assault on the heavily defended Grand Redan, 18 June 1855, where his left arm was blown away by cannon fire.
Medal 1
Victoria Cross, reverse of suspension bar engraved 'Lieutenant. John. Knox. 2nd. Bat, Rifle Brigade', reverse of Cross engraved '20 Sept 1854 18 June 1855', with contemporary bronze top riband suspension buckle
Medal 2
Crimea 1854-56, four clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Colr. Sert. John S. Knox. Scots Fusr. Gds.), contemporarily engraved in large serif capitals
Medal 3
France, Second Empire, Legion of Honour, Chevalier's breast Badge, 63mm including crown suspension x 40mm, silver, gold, and enamel, some significant enamel damage, with contemporary gilt top riband suspension buckle
Medal 4
Turkish Crimea, British die, with contemporary silver loop and ring suspension, unnamed as issued, with original narrow riband and contemporary silver top riband suspension buckle, minor contact marks, generally nearly very fine or better, the V.C. good very fine, together with the following related items:
- A Russian Cannon-Ball, reputedly the one that smashed the recipient's left arm at the assault on the Redan, 53mm in diameter, mounted on a marble plinth, the plinth engraved 'Crimea, Sebastopol, Redan, June 18 1855'
- Two glazed and framed photograph portraits, one of the recipient in uniform, wearing his miniature medals, and one of the recipient's wife
- The recipient's Rifle Brigade cap badge
- The recipient's Rifle Brigade Officer's large cross belt plate with Battle Honours up to Waterloo, together with the whistle holder and chain, silver (Hallmarks for London 1855)
- The recipient's father's silver-topped cane, the top engraved 'John Knox. Born 17th. Nov: 1772. Died 8th. Feb: 1842. Glasgow.'
From V.C. London Gazette 24 February 1857:
Lieutenant John Knox, 2nd Bat. Rifle Brigade
'When serving as a Serjeant in the Scots Fusilier Guards, Lieutenant Knox was conspicuous for his exertions in reforming the ranks of the Guards at the Battle of the Alma.
Subsequently, when in the Rifle Brigade, he volunteered for the ladder-party in the attack on the Redan, on the 18th of June, and (in the words of Captain Blackett, under whose command he was) behaved admirably, remaining on the field until twice wounded.'
This is one of the first Victoria Crosses awarded to a British soldier and this trophy asset can be yours
Major Knox was recommended for the V.C. firstly for gallantry as a Sergeant in the Scots Fusilier Guards at the Battle of the Alma, 20 September 1854 - the army's first V.C. Action - rewarded with a commission for his conduct at the Battle of Inkermann, 5 November 1854, where he took part in the storming and capture of the Sandbag Battery, and single-handedly faced a party of enemy skirmishers.
He was recommended again for his bravery when, as a Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade, he volunteered as part of the ladder-party for the first assault on the heavily defended Grand Redan, 18 June 1855, where his left arm was blown away by cannon fire.
Medal 1
Victoria Cross, reverse of suspension bar engraved 'Lieutenant. John. Knox. 2nd. Bat, Rifle Brigade', reverse of Cross engraved '20 Sept 1854 18 June 1855', with contemporary bronze top riband suspension buckle
Medal 2
Crimea 1854-56, four clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Colr. Sert. John S. Knox. Scots Fusr. Gds.), contemporarily engraved in large serif capitals
Medal 3
France, Second Empire, Legion of Honour, Chevalier's breast Badge, 63mm including crown suspension x 40mm, silver, gold, and enamel, some significant enamel damage, with contemporary gilt top riband suspension buckle
Medal 4
Turkish Crimea, British die, with contemporary silver loop and ring suspension, unnamed as issued, with original narrow riband and contemporary silver top riband suspension buckle, minor contact marks, generally nearly very fine or better, the V.C. good very fine, together with the following related items:
- A Russian Cannon-Ball, reputedly the one that smashed the recipient's left arm at the assault on the Redan, 53mm in diameter, mounted on a marble plinth, the plinth engraved 'Crimea, Sebastopol, Redan, June 18 1855'
- Two glazed and framed photograph portraits, one of the recipient in uniform, wearing his miniature medals, and one of the recipient's wife
- The recipient's Rifle Brigade cap badge
- The recipient's Rifle Brigade Officer's large cross belt plate with Battle Honours up to Waterloo, together with the whistle holder and chain, silver (Hallmarks for London 1855)
- The recipient's father's silver-topped cane, the top engraved 'John Knox. Born 17th. Nov: 1772. Died 8th. Feb: 1842. Glasgow.'
From V.C. London Gazette 24 February 1857:
Lieutenant John Knox, 2nd Bat. Rifle Brigade
'When serving as a Serjeant in the Scots Fusilier Guards, Lieutenant Knox was conspicuous for his exertions in reforming the ranks of the Guards at the Battle of the Alma.
Subsequently, when in the Rifle Brigade, he volunteered for the ladder-party in the attack on the Redan, on the 18th of June, and (in the words of Captain Blackett, under whose command he was) behaved admirably, remaining on the field until twice wounded.'
This is one of the first Victoria Crosses awarded to a British soldier and this trophy asset can be yours
1896-97 Sudan C.M.G. Medal Group
Stock code: MD000027
£6,250
The C.M.G. group of ten awarded to Brigadier-General Malcolm Peake, Royal Artillery, who commanded an Egyptian Army artillery battery throughout the reconquest, later became responsible for the epic feat of clearing a channel through the swamps of the southern Sudan to Uganda, and went on to command the 29th Division artillery at the battle of the Somme - he was killed in action on Hill 70 while commanding the artillery of the 1st Army Corps
The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels; Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (Cpt. M. Peake, R.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Brig. Gen. M. Peake);Coronation 1911 (Major M. Peake); Order of Osmanieh, 4th Class breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels; Order of Leopold I, 4th Class breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels; Legion of Honour, Chevalier’s breast badge, silver, gilt and enamels, with rosette on ribbon; Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 6 clasps, Firket, Hafir, Sudan 1897, The Atbara, Khartoum, Sudan 1899 (Captain Peake. R.A.); Order of the Medjidie, 3rd Class neck badge, silver, gold and enamels, some minor enamel chips, otherwise good very fine or better (10).
C.M.G. London Gazette 16 November 1900 (For services in Egypt).
M.I.D. London Gazette 2 November 1896 (Reconquest of Dongola Province); 25 January 1898 (Capture of Abu Hamed); 30 September 1898 (Omdurman); 4 June 1917.
Order of the Medjidie, 4th Class London Gazette 27 September 1896.
Order of the Medjidie, 3rd Class London Gazette 25 July 1905.
Order of Osmanieh, 4th Class London Gazette 4 August 1900.
Legion of Honour London Gazette 15 April 1916.
Malcolm Peake was born on 27 March 1865, the third son of Frederick Peake, of Burrough-on-the-Hill, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Educated at Charterhouse, he was a Cadet at the Royal Military Academy from January 1883, and was commissioned in the Royal Artillery on 9 December 1884. He served in India and Malta before being attached to the Egyptian Army in July 1895. In Egypt he commanded a battery of Egyptian Artillery, and was involved in training the Egyptian gunners. He took a prominent part in the reconquest of Dongola, commanded No.1 Egyptian Battery in the action of Firket, and commanded all the Egyptian Artillery at the action of Hafir.
Peake’s Battery fired the first shot at the battle of the Atbara at 06.15 a.m., and his guns were hotly engaged at the battle of Omdurman. As part of MacDonald’s brigade his battery played a prominent part in repulsing the two Dervish assaults on the exposed brigade, firing case shot at 150 yards. As Brigadier Hector MacDonald observed, “It was hard work especially for the Artillery. In the first attack 2nd phase they fired from 1100 yards to case and in the 2nd attack 2nd phase 800 yards to case and were engaged thus for over 2 hours without ceasing, a tremendous physical strain on any set of men”.
The Fashoda Incident
On 10 September 1898, Peake accompanied Lord Kitchener south to Fashoda to neutralise the French presence there.
While the momentous events were unfolding at Khartoum, in the far south the original British fears were being realised - the French were on the Nile. An expedition, led by Major Jean-Baptiste Marchand, consisted of 160 French officers and Senegalese troops, had left the Congo in April 1897 and began the trek east. The story of the Marchand expedition, and its long march to the Nile is an epic adventure in its own right, and a story of great courage in adversity. On 10 July 1898 the expedition reached the Nile at the ruined and desolate town of Fashoda. The town was duly claimed “in the name of France”, the tricolour raised, and the whole area declared a French protectorate. Marchand then set about building a fort he called St.Louis, planting grain, and settling in for a long stay. He was, however, now stuck in a somewhat unenviable si
The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels; Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (Cpt. M. Peake, R.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Brig. Gen. M. Peake);Coronation 1911 (Major M. Peake); Order of Osmanieh, 4th Class breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels; Order of Leopold I, 4th Class breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels; Legion of Honour, Chevalier’s breast badge, silver, gilt and enamels, with rosette on ribbon; Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 6 clasps, Firket, Hafir, Sudan 1897, The Atbara, Khartoum, Sudan 1899 (Captain Peake. R.A.); Order of the Medjidie, 3rd Class neck badge, silver, gold and enamels, some minor enamel chips, otherwise good very fine or better (10).
C.M.G. London Gazette 16 November 1900 (For services in Egypt).
M.I.D. London Gazette 2 November 1896 (Reconquest of Dongola Province); 25 January 1898 (Capture of Abu Hamed); 30 September 1898 (Omdurman); 4 June 1917.
Order of the Medjidie, 4th Class London Gazette 27 September 1896.
Order of the Medjidie, 3rd Class London Gazette 25 July 1905.
Order of Osmanieh, 4th Class London Gazette 4 August 1900.
Legion of Honour London Gazette 15 April 1916.
Malcolm Peake was born on 27 March 1865, the third son of Frederick Peake, of Burrough-on-the-Hill, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Educated at Charterhouse, he was a Cadet at the Royal Military Academy from January 1883, and was commissioned in the Royal Artillery on 9 December 1884. He served in India and Malta before being attached to the Egyptian Army in July 1895. In Egypt he commanded a battery of Egyptian Artillery, and was involved in training the Egyptian gunners. He took a prominent part in the reconquest of Dongola, commanded No.1 Egyptian Battery in the action of Firket, and commanded all the Egyptian Artillery at the action of Hafir.
Peake’s Battery fired the first shot at the battle of the Atbara at 06.15 a.m., and his guns were hotly engaged at the battle of Omdurman. As part of MacDonald’s brigade his battery played a prominent part in repulsing the two Dervish assaults on the exposed brigade, firing case shot at 150 yards. As Brigadier Hector MacDonald observed, “It was hard work especially for the Artillery. In the first attack 2nd phase they fired from 1100 yards to case and in the 2nd attack 2nd phase 800 yards to case and were engaged thus for over 2 hours without ceasing, a tremendous physical strain on any set of men”.
The Fashoda Incident
On 10 September 1898, Peake accompanied Lord Kitchener south to Fashoda to neutralise the French presence there.
While the momentous events were unfolding at Khartoum, in the far south the original British fears were being realised - the French were on the Nile. An expedition, led by Major Jean-Baptiste Marchand, consisted of 160 French officers and Senegalese troops, had left the Congo in April 1897 and began the trek east. The story of the Marchand expedition, and its long march to the Nile is an epic adventure in its own right, and a story of great courage in adversity. On 10 July 1898 the expedition reached the Nile at the ruined and desolate town of Fashoda. The town was duly claimed “in the name of France”, the tricolour raised, and the whole area declared a French protectorate. Marchand then set about building a fort he called St.Louis, planting grain, and settling in for a long stay. He was, however, now stuck in a somewhat unenviable si
1896-98 Sudan D.C.M. Medal Group
Stock code: MD123285289
£9,250
A 1898 Sudan D.C.M. Group of four to Private A. Cameron, Seaforth Highlanders
a) Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Pte. A. Cameron. Sea: Higrs.)
b) India General Service 1895-1902, V.R., one clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (4663 Pte. A. Cameron 2nd Bn. Seaforth Highrs.)
c) Queen's Sudan 1896-98 (4663. Pte A. Cameron. 1/Sea Hrs.), suspension claw slack
d) Khedive's Sudan 1896-1908, two clasps, The Atbara, Khartoum, top lugs filled with retaining rod (4663 Pte. A. Cameron 1st "Sea" Highrs"), light contact marks overall, therefore very fine (4)
D.C.M. Recommendation submitted to the Queen 6.4.1899, and published in Army Order 153/99, September 1899.
1 of 8 D.C.M.'s awarded to the regiment for the Campaign.
a) Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Pte. A. Cameron. Sea: Higrs.)
b) India General Service 1895-1902, V.R., one clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (4663 Pte. A. Cameron 2nd Bn. Seaforth Highrs.)
c) Queen's Sudan 1896-98 (4663. Pte A. Cameron. 1/Sea Hrs.), suspension claw slack
d) Khedive's Sudan 1896-1908, two clasps, The Atbara, Khartoum, top lugs filled with retaining rod (4663 Pte. A. Cameron 1st "Sea" Highrs"), light contact marks overall, therefore very fine (4)
D.C.M. Recommendation submitted to the Queen 6.4.1899, and published in Army Order 153/99, September 1899.
1 of 8 D.C.M.'s awarded to the regiment for the Campaign.
1900 China "Conspicuous Gallantry" Medal Group
Stock code: MD123285362
£19,500
A rare C.G.M. group of three awarded to Able Seaman William Parsonage, H.M.S. Aurora, for rescuing a wounded officer under fire, being wounded himself in so doing.
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, V.R., 2nd issue, scroll suspension (William Parsonage, Able Seaman, R.N. China 1900) officially engraved naming; China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (W. Parsonage, A.B., H.M.S. Aurora); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (185123 William Parsonage, P.O. 1 Cl., H.M.S. Queen) the first with old repair to suspension claw, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine, the last very fine (3).
258 medals issued with Relief of Pekin clasp to this ship. Medal presented by the King on 8 March 1902.
Only 8 Conspicuous Gallantry Medals were awarded for services in China 1900.
C.G.M. London Gazette 14 May 1901: "In connection with recent operations in China." His service record notes "Awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal for services with the Naval Brigade in China 1900 & on reaching the rating of P.O. 1 Cl. an annuity of £10 per annum to accompany the award."
Parsons was mentioned in the report of the Naval Commander-in-Chief on the China Station, on the affairs at Tientsin between 10th and 26th June 1900, in the following terms: "I desire to bring specially to Their Lordships’ favourable notice the conduct of the following officers and men:- William Parsonage, A.B., of H.M.S. ‘Aurora’, on the same occasion assisted to carry Lieutenant G. B. Powell, wounded, to the rear, over open ground swept by rifle fire, and was wounded in so doing." (Signed) E. H. Seymour, Vice Admiral.
In the same report Vice Admiral Seymour describes the action of 19 June at Langfang when Parsonage was wounded whilst rescuing Lieutenant Powell: "Two Chinese field guns were placed near the railway embankment opposite the British Concession and opened fire. Commander Beatty, with three companies of seamen, crossed the river and manoeuvred to within 200 or 300 yards in the hope of capturing them in a rush; some Russians moved out at the same time to co-operate. While our men were waiting for the Russians to come up, a large force of Chinese appeared to the right behind a mud wall and poured in a heavy fire, wounding Commander Beatty, Lieutenants Powell ("Aurora") and Stirling ("Barfleur"), Mr. Donaldson, midshipman ("Barfleur") (the latter died on 3rd July of his wounds), and 11 men. The force then retired."
William Parsonage was born at Plymouth, Devon, on 25 February 1879, and joined the Royal Navy on 8 August 1895 as a Boy 2nd Class aboard H.M.S. Impregnable, his occupation being given as "Hawker". He joined H.M.S. Aurora as an Ordinary Seaman on 16 February 1899, being advanced to Able Seaman the following December, and was paid off from the ship on 28 July 1900. He was advanced to Leading Seaman in January 1902, to Petty Officer 2nd Class in April 1903 and was discharged to the Royal Fleet Reserve in June 1905. However, in order to obtain 1st Class Petty Officer status, and thereby claim the annuity to go with his C.G.M. award, he rejoined the Navy in September 1905 and became P.O. 1st Class in July 1909. He received his L.S. & G.C. award in May 1912 and saw service with the Grand Fleet during the Great War, thereby gaining entitlement to a 1914-15 Star trio. He joined the Royal Fleet Reserve at Devonport in May 1919 and was finally discharged on 16 June 1922. Sold with copied record of service and other research.
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, V.R., 2nd issue, scroll suspension (William Parsonage, Able Seaman, R.N. China 1900) officially engraved naming; China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (W. Parsonage, A.B., H.M.S. Aurora); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (185123 William Parsonage, P.O. 1 Cl., H.M.S. Queen) the first with old repair to suspension claw, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine, the last very fine (3).
258 medals issued with Relief of Pekin clasp to this ship. Medal presented by the King on 8 March 1902.
Only 8 Conspicuous Gallantry Medals were awarded for services in China 1900.
C.G.M. London Gazette 14 May 1901: "In connection with recent operations in China." His service record notes "Awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal for services with the Naval Brigade in China 1900 & on reaching the rating of P.O. 1 Cl. an annuity of £10 per annum to accompany the award."
Parsons was mentioned in the report of the Naval Commander-in-Chief on the China Station, on the affairs at Tientsin between 10th and 26th June 1900, in the following terms: "I desire to bring specially to Their Lordships’ favourable notice the conduct of the following officers and men:- William Parsonage, A.B., of H.M.S. ‘Aurora’, on the same occasion assisted to carry Lieutenant G. B. Powell, wounded, to the rear, over open ground swept by rifle fire, and was wounded in so doing." (Signed) E. H. Seymour, Vice Admiral.
In the same report Vice Admiral Seymour describes the action of 19 June at Langfang when Parsonage was wounded whilst rescuing Lieutenant Powell: "Two Chinese field guns were placed near the railway embankment opposite the British Concession and opened fire. Commander Beatty, with three companies of seamen, crossed the river and manoeuvred to within 200 or 300 yards in the hope of capturing them in a rush; some Russians moved out at the same time to co-operate. While our men were waiting for the Russians to come up, a large force of Chinese appeared to the right behind a mud wall and poured in a heavy fire, wounding Commander Beatty, Lieutenants Powell ("Aurora") and Stirling ("Barfleur"), Mr. Donaldson, midshipman ("Barfleur") (the latter died on 3rd July of his wounds), and 11 men. The force then retired."
William Parsonage was born at Plymouth, Devon, on 25 February 1879, and joined the Royal Navy on 8 August 1895 as a Boy 2nd Class aboard H.M.S. Impregnable, his occupation being given as "Hawker". He joined H.M.S. Aurora as an Ordinary Seaman on 16 February 1899, being advanced to Able Seaman the following December, and was paid off from the ship on 28 July 1900. He was advanced to Leading Seaman in January 1902, to Petty Officer 2nd Class in April 1903 and was discharged to the Royal Fleet Reserve in June 1905. However, in order to obtain 1st Class Petty Officer status, and thereby claim the annuity to go with his C.G.M. award, he rejoined the Navy in September 1905 and became P.O. 1st Class in July 1909. He received his L.S. & G.C. award in May 1912 and saw service with the Grand Fleet during the Great War, thereby gaining entitlement to a 1914-15 Star trio. He joined the Royal Fleet Reserve at Devonport in May 1919 and was finally discharged on 16 June 1922. Sold with copied record of service and other research.
1914-18 WWI Albert Medal Group
Stock code: MD000015
£42,500
A Superb C.M.G., 'Gallipoli' D.S.O., and Rare 'Archangel Command' Albert Medal Group of Eight to Captain G.P. Bevan, Royal Navy, Who Extricated a Trapped and Wounded Seaman From a Burning Munitions Ship in the Port of Archangel, 8.11.1916, Despite Small Arms Ammunition Exploding All Around Him.
a) The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and George, Companion's (C.M.G.) neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel
b) Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar
c) Albert Medal, Second Class, For Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, bronze and enamel, the reverse officially engraved, 'Presented By His Majesty To Capt. George Parker Bevan C.M.G., D.S.O. For Gallantry In Saving Life From the Burning S.S. "Earl of Forfar" After the Explosion at Bakaritsa On the 8th November 1916.'
d) 1914-15 Star (Commr. G.P. Bevan. R.N.)
e) British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaves (Commre. 2 CI. G.P. Bevan. R.N.)
f) France, Republic, Legion of Honour, Officer's breast Badge, 52mm including wreath suspension x 40mm, gold and enamel, poincon mark to reverse, with rosette on riband
g) Russia, Imperial, Order of St. Anne, Third Class neck Badge, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, 44mm, gold (56 zolotniki) and enamel, maker's mark on reverse, 1908-17 kokoshnik mark and gold mark to suspension ring, extremely fine, with Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque, 'George Parker Bevan' and bullion cap badge, all housed in a glazed and hinged mahogany display case, with a large framed and glazed portrait photograph of recipient in uniform (8)
C.M.G. London Gazette 3.6.1918 Captain George Parker Bevan, R.N., D.S.O. (Commodore 2nd Class)
'In recognition of valuable services rendered during the War.'
D.S.O. London Gazette 14.3.1916 Bevan, George Parker, Commander, R.N.
'Has done continuous patrol work with great zeal and energy, and carried out valuable feints at landings in the Gulf of Xeros on 6 and 7 Aug. during the landing at Suvla.'
A.M. London Gazette 9.7.1918 Captain George Parker Bevan, C.M.G., D.S.O., R.N.
'For gallantry in saving life at sea. On the 8th November, 1916, a series of explosions and fires occurred at Bakaritsa, Port of Archangel, on merchant ships and on the wharves. The S.S. Baron Driesen had blown up at 1pm and part of the S.S. Earl of Forfar forty minutes later, and fresh explosions were expected every instant. It was thought that all their crews had either escaped or been killed or rescued, but after dark cries of distress were heard from the Earl of Forfar. The ship was a mass of flame at the time, and burning embers from the fire which was raging on shore were continually showered over her. She had a cargo of explosives on board and was abreast of the main conflagration. The flames were blown towards her by the wind, and the remaining portion of the ship was expected to be blown up at any moment. Captain Bevan, however, on hearing the cries proceeded on board, accompanied by Lieutenant-Commander MacMahon, and, hearing moans from under the smouldering debris of the forecastle, cleared away the wreckage and extricated the mate, who had an arm and a leg and his collarbone broken, and passed him into a tug.
Captain Bevan displayed the utmost gallantry and disregard of his personal safety.'
France, Legion of Honour, Officer London Gazette 7.6.1918 Capt. George P. Bevan, C.M.G., D.S.O., R.N. (Cdr., 2nd Cl.)
Russia, Order of St. Anne, Second Class, London Gazette 27.2.1917 Captain George P. Bevan, D.S.O., R.N.
Captain George Parker Bevan, C.M.G., D.S.O., A.M. (1878-1920), born Staines, second son of sixteen children, including four pairs of twins; joined Royal Navy as Naval Cadet, 1894; was a gunnery specialist and passed for the rank of Lieutenant with "Firsts" in every subject after only one years service as Sub-Lieutenant; Lieutenant 1899; served at Sheerness Gunnery School,
a) The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and George, Companion's (C.M.G.) neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel
b) Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar
c) Albert Medal, Second Class, For Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, bronze and enamel, the reverse officially engraved, 'Presented By His Majesty To Capt. George Parker Bevan C.M.G., D.S.O. For Gallantry In Saving Life From the Burning S.S. "Earl of Forfar" After the Explosion at Bakaritsa On the 8th November 1916.'
d) 1914-15 Star (Commr. G.P. Bevan. R.N.)
e) British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaves (Commre. 2 CI. G.P. Bevan. R.N.)
f) France, Republic, Legion of Honour, Officer's breast Badge, 52mm including wreath suspension x 40mm, gold and enamel, poincon mark to reverse, with rosette on riband
g) Russia, Imperial, Order of St. Anne, Third Class neck Badge, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, 44mm, gold (56 zolotniki) and enamel, maker's mark on reverse, 1908-17 kokoshnik mark and gold mark to suspension ring, extremely fine, with Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque, 'George Parker Bevan' and bullion cap badge, all housed in a glazed and hinged mahogany display case, with a large framed and glazed portrait photograph of recipient in uniform (8)
C.M.G. London Gazette 3.6.1918 Captain George Parker Bevan, R.N., D.S.O. (Commodore 2nd Class)
'In recognition of valuable services rendered during the War.'
D.S.O. London Gazette 14.3.1916 Bevan, George Parker, Commander, R.N.
'Has done continuous patrol work with great zeal and energy, and carried out valuable feints at landings in the Gulf of Xeros on 6 and 7 Aug. during the landing at Suvla.'
A.M. London Gazette 9.7.1918 Captain George Parker Bevan, C.M.G., D.S.O., R.N.
'For gallantry in saving life at sea. On the 8th November, 1916, a series of explosions and fires occurred at Bakaritsa, Port of Archangel, on merchant ships and on the wharves. The S.S. Baron Driesen had blown up at 1pm and part of the S.S. Earl of Forfar forty minutes later, and fresh explosions were expected every instant. It was thought that all their crews had either escaped or been killed or rescued, but after dark cries of distress were heard from the Earl of Forfar. The ship was a mass of flame at the time, and burning embers from the fire which was raging on shore were continually showered over her. She had a cargo of explosives on board and was abreast of the main conflagration. The flames were blown towards her by the wind, and the remaining portion of the ship was expected to be blown up at any moment. Captain Bevan, however, on hearing the cries proceeded on board, accompanied by Lieutenant-Commander MacMahon, and, hearing moans from under the smouldering debris of the forecastle, cleared away the wreckage and extricated the mate, who had an arm and a leg and his collarbone broken, and passed him into a tug.
Captain Bevan displayed the utmost gallantry and disregard of his personal safety.'
France, Legion of Honour, Officer London Gazette 7.6.1918 Capt. George P. Bevan, C.M.G., D.S.O., R.N. (Cdr., 2nd Cl.)
Russia, Order of St. Anne, Second Class, London Gazette 27.2.1917 Captain George P. Bevan, D.S.O., R.N.
Captain George Parker Bevan, C.M.G., D.S.O., A.M. (1878-1920), born Staines, second son of sixteen children, including four pairs of twins; joined Royal Navy as Naval Cadet, 1894; was a gunnery specialist and passed for the rank of Lieutenant with "Firsts" in every subject after only one years service as Sub-Lieutenant; Lieutenant 1899; served at Sheerness Gunnery School,
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