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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.
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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 |
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