Unofficial long service award: HMS Ajax 1860

Awarded to Chief Petty Officer John Midgeley RN. Obverse: Engraved with a full-rigged, three masted battleship with twin funnels under steam. Below: "1860". Reverse inscribed: "PRESENTED BY the Captain, Officers & SHIPS COMPANY of H.M.Ship Ajax to John Midgeley Chief Petty Officer AS A TESTIMONIAL of Respect." MED2586-2590.

Object Details

ID: MED2590
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Long service award
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Ajax (1809)
Date made: 1860
People: Midgeley, John
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 36 mm
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