Unofficial long service award: HMS Ajax 1860
Awarded to Chief Petty Officer John Midgeley RN. Obverse: Engraved with a full-rigged, three masted battleship with twin funnels under steam. Below: "1860". Reverse inscribed: "PRESENTED BY the Captain, Officers & SHIPS COMPANY of H.M.Ship Ajax to John Midgeley Chief Petty Officer AS A TESTIMONIAL of Respect." MED2586-2590.
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Object Details
ID: | MED2590 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Long service award |
Display location: | Not on display |
Vessels: | Ajax (1809) |
Date made: | 1860 |
People: | Midgeley, John |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | 36 mm |