Group of six to Paymaster-in-Chief Frederick Lima, Royal Navy
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu officially named to: Fredk. Lima, Clerk, “Cleopatra”
Baltic 1854-55 named to: F. Lima, H.M.S. Princess Royal, 1854, contemporary engraved naming.
Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol named to: F. Lima, H.M.S. Princess Royal, contemporary engraved naming.
Egypt 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp officially named to: F. Lima, Paymr., R.N., H.M.S. Achilles.
Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian die Named to: F. Lima, R.N., H.M.S. Princess Royal, 1855, contemporary engraved naming.
Khedive’s Star 1882 unnamed as issued.
The first with attempted erasure of rank, generally good very fine and a rare combination of awards.
Frederick Lima entered the Royal Navy as an Assistant Clerk in November 1841, was advanced to Clerk in July 1847 and joined H.M.S. Cleopatra in the latter rank in January 1851. Having then witnessed active service in the same ship in the Pegu operations in 1853, he removed to the Princess Royal in November of the latter year, and went on to serve in the Baltic and Crimea 1854-56, including the bombardment and capture of Bomarsund, and participation in the Kilburn and Sebastopol operations. Promoted to Assistant Paymaster immediately following these operations, he was advanced to Paymaster in November 1859 and witnessed further active service in the Achilles off Egypt in 1882. Lima was placed on the Retired List at his own request in January 1883, aged 59 years, in which month he was also granted the rank of Paymaster-in-Chief; sold with a file of research, including copy medal roll verification.
Product Code: EM4226
