Order Of St. Sylvester And Golden Spur Newly Listed Defence of Ladysmith) the Queen's

Defence of Ladysmith) the Queen's South Africa Medal

in silver and blue enamels

of 16 Squadron

From his earliest verified service of Acting Boatswain on Leda in 1815 the Muster List shows that he

Order Of St. Sylvester And Golden Spur Newly Listed Defence of Ladysmith) the Queen'sOrder of St. Sylvester and Golden Spur in Gold and enamels, 38mm(width) x 45mm(height), of exquisite manufacture, hand chiseled, with fine enamels, circa 1850 60, slight contact marks, in extremely fine condition. Footnote: the combined Order of St. Sylvester and Golden Spur was established in 1841 by Pope Gregory XVI, in one class only. Very scarce award.