Naval General Service Medal, With clasp 'Syria' (Fredk Cornish.)

The Frederick Cornish held the rate of 'Boy' while serving aboard H.M.S. Pique

Medal and clasp verification: Frederick Cornish is confirmed as entitled per the very first British Naval campaign medal roll cited below:

- Naval General Service Medal with clasp 'Syria': ADM 100/1

In addition to the NGS Medal, Fredrick Cornish was entitled to an un-named Turkish St Jean D'Acre Medal 'Copper' issue, that was earlier issued issued by the Ottoman Government, in respect of the Syria Campaign of 1840, ref ADM 171/15. The Ottoman medal being issued on 9 June 1842 - a good 6 years earlier than the institution of the British Naval General Service Medal. On the medal roll for the St. John D'Acre medal the recipient is shown with tate 'Ordinary' seaman, that being his rate at the time of the compilation of the medal roll

H.M.S. Pique: HMS Pique was a wooden fifth-rate sailing frigate of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir William Symonds. She was launched on 21 July 1834 at Devonport. The vessel was of 1,633 tons burthen and had 36 guns. Under the command of Captain Edward Boxer (3 August 1837 – August 1841), 'Pique' sailed to North America, the West Indies and the Mediterranean, including operations on the coast of Syria, as part of the squadron led by HMS Cambridge, and including Zebra and Vesuvius. In 1840 Pique saw service in the bombardment of the city of Acre under the command of Admiral Robert Stopford. For the engagement, Pique was assigned to the far northern end of the line, north-northeast of the much larger HMS Waterloo and at a greater distance from the city than the rest of Stopford's fleet. Despite this unfavourable position, accurate gunnery enabled Pique to score several hits on the town.

Condition: Toned GVF

Code: 24315