Abyssinia 1867 Medal - Stoker W.J. Clarke, HMS Satellite

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Abyssinia 1867. An Abyssinia Medal awarded to stoker W.J. Clark, H.M.S. Satellite, Royal Navy, suspension post re-soldered (as usual), with pawn broker's mark to edge, very fine

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Provenance: DNW, 5 December 2018 (Lot 715), part of a collection of Abyssinia medals

One of 225 awarded to the ship, and confirmed on the roll.

The Abyssinian campaign of 1867 was a rescue mission to return 53 European hostages taken prisoner by King Theodore of Abyssinia in Magdala, more than 300 miles inland. The punitive expedition under General Sir Robert Napier involved ships of the Royal Navy, a naval brigade and British and Indian troops. Casualties were unusually light, with only 2 killed and 27 wounded.