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Belt buckle
Belt clasp
braid, trouser
Button
ceremonial artifact: flag
ceremonial artifact?: staff
clothing accessory: uniform: braid, trouser
clothing accessory: uniform: uniform, Captain's
clothing accessory: uniform: uniform, Lieutenant's
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: button
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: button(2)
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: button(various)
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: epaulettes
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: strap, shoulder(pair)
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: uniform, Flag Officer's
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: uniform, Lieutenant's
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: uniform, Rear-Admiral's
epaulette
Epaulettes
Fan
Flag
medal, British: campaign medal: East & West Africa medal, 1887-1899
pair of epaulettes
pair of shoulder straps
personal gear: fan
Shoulder strap
Shoulder Strap
Shoulder straps
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cotton
cow hide
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Fraser & Davis
Gieve, Matthews & Seagrove Limited
Gieves & Hawkes Ltd
Itesekri People
Itsekri People
Matthews & Company
Poynter, Edward John
Unknown
Wyon, Leonard Charles
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Nigeria
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Benin Expedition, 1897
Brass River Expedition, 1895
East & West Africa War, 1887-1888
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Barossa (1889)
Forte 1858 (HMS)
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Baldwin, Engineer George William
Bethune, H L
Cowan, Walter Henry
Holdsworth, H. R.
Kennedy, F. W.
Kennedy, Francis William
Newman, Edward John Kendall
Noad, Alfred
Olomu, Nana
Rawson, Harry Holdsworth
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Shoulder strap, Unknown (Shoulder strap)
Epaulettes
braid, trouser
Shoulder strap, Unknown (Shoulder strap)
Button, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1901 (Button)
West African flag (Flag)
East & West Africa Medal 1887-99 (War medal)
Wooden Staff (Staff)
East & West Africa Medal 1887-99 (War medal)
Belt clasp
Shoulder strap, Royal Naval uniform (Shoulder strap)
Button, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1891 (Button)
Pair of shoulder straps, Unknown (Shoulder straps)
Button, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1843 (Button)
East & West Africa Medal 1887-99 (War medal)
Personal flag of Nana Olomu (Flag)
East & West Africa Medal 1887-99 (War medal)
Cow hide Fan (Fan)
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