War Medals

JAMES EDWIN LANE, SIGNALMAN 3RD.CLASS, ROYAL NAVY, FOUND DROWNED IN RIVER BRISBANE AUSTRALIA IN 1890

Egypt Campaign Medal 1882-89. dated reverse, bar, 'Alexandria 11th July' - correctly engraved naming - J.E. LANE, Sign.3Cl., HMS. 'Penelope' ; Khedive's Bronze Star, dated '1882' unnamed as issued. (JAMES EDWIN LANE - Born 14 January 1864 at Clifton, Bristol, a gardener by trade, entered the Royal Navy at HMS. 'St.Vincent' as a Boy 2/Class on 16 April 1879. Advanced to Boy 1/Class Signals from 21 April 1880. Transferred to HMS. 'Penelope' on 7 May 1880 and advanced to Signalman 3/Class from 14 January 1882. Remained in 'Penelope' and was present when the ship went into action with the fleet under the command of Admiral Sir Beauchamp Seymour at the bombardment of Alexandria on 11 July 1882. Invalided and discharged on 6 October 1882, as no longer fit for service, he returned to live with his family at Bristol. Present with the family when they emigrated to Australia arriving there on 10 September 1884. The family settled in Brisbane where his father started a grocery business. James was last seen alive on 14 February 1890 when he left the family home to seek employment, two days later his body was discovered floating in the River Brisbane. A subsequent post-mortem examination concluded that the cause of death was drowning and a Magisterial Inquiry held later at the City Police Court, returned an open verdict. He was buried at the South Park Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, he was just twenty-six years of age at the date of his death.). Sold with verification, copy Service Record and copy newspaper report of the recipient's death. Some 352 medals for 'Alexandria' to the crew of HMS. 'Penelope'. Medals completely free from all contact marks EF - £425