+
-
Prize medal, Royal Tournament
Obverse: A draped figure seated on a lion. Legend: 'ROYAL TOURNAMENT, Reg. No. 59585'. Reverse: Within a laurel wreath. Inscription. Incuse: 'NORE COMMAND 1926 BAYONET COMBATS R.N.BARRACKS CHATHAM'. Awarded to Philip Stroud Nisbet Smith (1901-1966). In fitted case of issue. Inscribed: 'ROYAL TOURNAMENT'
Philip Stroud Nisbet Smith (1901-1966) was born in Skegness, the son of pharmacist Philip Smith, he was working as a factory hand before he joined the Royal Navy in 1917 as a Boy 2nd class. He served throughout the interwar period and was rated Petty Officer in 1928. During his service 1940-41 in HMS 'Lynx', the shore base of the Dover Patrol, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for 'For outstanding zeal, patience and cheerfulness'. He married Lily Jeans Toms in Dover in 1940 and was pensioned out of the service on 8 June 1941. He died in Canterbury in 1966..
Philip Stroud Nisbet Smith (1901-1966) was born in Skegness, the son of pharmacist Philip Smith, he was working as a factory hand before he joined the Royal Navy in 1917 as a Boy 2nd class. He served throughout the interwar period and was rated Petty Officer in 1928. During his service 1940-41 in HMS 'Lynx', the shore base of the Dover Patrol, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for 'For outstanding zeal, patience and cheerfulness'. He married Lily Jeans Toms in Dover in 1940 and was pensioned out of the service on 8 June 1941. He died in Canterbury in 1966..
For more information about using images from our Collection, please contact RMG Images.
Object Details
| ID: | MED1204 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Carrington & Co Ltd |
| Date made: | ca.1926 |
| People: | King George VI; Smith, Philip Stroud Nisbet |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 32 mm |
| Parts: | Prize medal, Royal Tournament |