Period engraving, rank/number neatly erased, medal in excellent condition, IMO Very fine plus, old ribbon showing wear, copy Ashanti medal roll and seamans services included, also entitled to WW1 Trio and long service good conduct medal, died in action, lost at sea when HMS Aboukir (armoured Cruiser) sank by U boat ambush, U-9, only one H Hughes awarded Ashanti medal with Benin 1897 bar, see pictures for condition. Ashanti Benin 1897 medal AB HMS Theseus KIA WW1 HMS Aboukir sank by U Boat U-9. East & West Africa CAMPAIGN MEDAL 1897 Able Seaman Henry Hughes HMS Theseus. Period engraving, rank/number just before “H” neatly erased, a hard to picture, possible Ghost “A” after name, (this would be rank “AB” Able Seaman), medal in excellent condition, IMO Very fine plus, old ribbon showing wear, copy Ashanti medal roll and seamans services included. From Liverpool, previous profession “Shop boy”, also entitled to WW1 Trio and long service good conduct medal, died in action, lost at sea when HMS Aboukir (armoured Cruiser) sank by U boat ambush, U-9, only one H Hughes awarded Ashanti medal with Benin 1897 bar, see pictures for condition HMS THESEUS-Cruiser. Was ordered from the Mediterranean to join Rear Admiral Sir Harry Rawson’s. Fleet that had been sent to West Africa for a. Punative expedition against Benin. The force was assembled off the coast of Benin by 3 February, with landings taking place on 9 February. Was captured on 18 February, looted and destroyed and the force re-embarked on the ships of the fleet on 27 February. As a result of her service during the Benin expedition, and when. Was refitted at Chatham. Later that year she required a thorough disinfection. Was a Cressy-Class armoured Cruiser. Upon completion she was assigned to the Mediterranean fleet. And spent most of her career there. Upon returning home in 1912, she was placed in reserve. Recommissioned at the start of the First World War, she played a minor role in the Battle of Heligoland bite. A few weeks after the beginning of the war. Was sunk by the German submarine U-9. Together with two of her sister ships, on 22nd September 1914. 527 men of her complement died. Tailor your auctions with Auctiva’s. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “Ashanti Benin 1897 medal AB HMS Theseus KIA WW1 HMS Aboukir sank by U Boat U-9″ is in sale since Wednesday, March 27, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\19th Century (1800-1899)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “theonlineauctionsale” and is located in England. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Country/ Organization: Great Britain
- Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
- Type: Medals & Ribbons
- Conflict: Africa Ashanti wars- Benin 1897
- Service: Navy
- Era: 1816-1913