Medal of a 17-year-old who served on Victory at Trafalgar

The Spink (20% buyer’s premium) sale on April 23 that included the Rorke’s Drift medal awarded to ‘Ammunition Smith’ (see News, ATG No 2742) also featured several other notable lots.

Sold for a £19,000 hammer price against an £12,000-15,000 estimate was a Naval General Service meda…

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