number C24228 (for service in England)
a fine example in better than extremely fine condition
which was in the 3rd Cruiser Squadron in the Grand Fleet
" It was in vain that Theodore Roosevelt stated that Gibbons was "in every position a man of marked efficiency -- one of the most useful men in the Navy"
1853 South Africa Medal To Commander Of Cdn Militia
4500 Auction Archive number C24228 (for service in1853 South Africa Medal to Commander of Cdn Militia (CAPT. E. S. SMYTH, 2nd REGt). Naming is officially impressed. Dark patina, on original ribbon with pinback hanger, light contact, edge nicks, extremely fine. Accompanied by his Commission Document Appointing Him General Officer Commanding the Militia in Canada (white parchment, Victorian seal, dated September 11, 1874, 492 mm x 747 mm, with fold marks, soiled). Footnote: General Sir Edward Selby