CHINA 1900, RELIEF OF PEKIN, 1914-15 TRIO & EVII RN LS&GC, HMS ORLANDO & HMS HERMES, BULLET WOUNDS TO BOTH THIGHS AT LANGFANG 18-6-1900

China 1900, Relief of Pekin, 1914-15 Trio & EVII RN LS&GC To- T.SYMES.AB.HMS.ORLANDO (China)
173324.T.SYMES.PO / CPO.RN (1914-15 Trio) & 173324.T.SYMES.PO1.CL.HMS.HERMES(LS&GC)
Tom Symes was born in Bridport 9-12-1876 & enlisted in to the Royal Navy in 1894. He served ashore from HMS Orlando during the Boxer rebellion & received bullet wounds to both thighs at Langfang 18-6-1900. He was awarded his LS&GC in 1910 whilst serving onboard HMS Hermes & during WW1 he spent most of his service onboard HMS Brittania & HMS Greenwich & was finally discharged to the RFR in 1918.
VF or better with contact marks & minor eks. Complete with copy service papers & casualty roll details. One of 194 Relief of Pekin clasps to HMS Orlando out of a total of 530 China 1900 medals to the ship.

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