Long Service and Good Conduct Medal 1848

Awarded to Chief Petty Officer John Midgeley RN. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (L). Legend 'VICTORIA REGINA'. Reverse: Within a knotted rope starboard broadside view of a ship of the line at anchor. Legend: 'FOR LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT'. Suspended from a bar and dark blue ribbon edged with white. Inscribed on edge: 'J. MIDGLEY (sic) SHIP'S COOK, H.M.S.AJAX 36 Yrs'. Mounted on a bar with four others MED2586-2590.

Object Details

ID: MED2588
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Long service award
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, William
Vessels: Ajax (1809)
Date made: 1848
People: Midgeley, John
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 36 mm