£170
A Boer War medal pair awarded to: 133369 John Buchanan Smith, Master at Arms, Royal Navy, HMS Gibraltar and HMS Mars. Comprising: a Queen’s South Africa medal, no clasp (J. B. Smith, M.A.A. H.M.S. Gibraltar); and an Edward VII Naval For Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (133369 J. B. Smith, M.A.A. H.M.S. Gibraltar).
Note: one of 618 medals without bars issued to H.M.S. Gibraltar. Smith served from 1885 to 1909.
HMS Gibraltar, Cruiser of 1892, sold in 1923.
HMS Mars, Battleship of 1894, sold 1921, she received the Battle Honour Dardanelles, 1915-16.
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