Naval General Service 1793-1840 Newly Listed (impressed: JAMES BUCHANAN)

(impressed: JAMES BUCHANAN)

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A general reconnaissance bomber highly praised by the Royal Air Force for its powerful and rugged reliability

on September 1

Naval General Service 1793-1840 Newly Listed (impressed: JAMES BUCHANAN)2 clasps, 4 May Boat Service 1811, Pelagosa 29 Novr. 1811 (John King) good very fine. Footnote: Only 10 Boat Service clasps issued for 4 May 1811. John King is confirmed as a Midshipman aboard H. M. S. Alceste for both actions. Several men of this name appear on the medal rolls for various actions. John King was Midshipman of Alceste and engaged in the boats of that ship at the destruction of a brig of 18 guns on the coast of Istria, and in the same