Three medals to Leading Seaman Richard Jones

Three medals to Leading Seaman Richard Jones, Royal Navy: East and West Africa 1887-1900, 3 clasps: Gambia 1894, Benin River 1894, Brass River 1895 (R. JONES, A.B. H.M.S. WIDGEON.), scratching to bust and obverse field, otherwise at least very fine; Queen's South Africa, second type, no clasp (R. JONES, LG. SEAN. H.M.S. TERRIBLE), scratching to obverse, very fine; China 1900, no clasp (R. JONES, A.B., H.M.S. TERRIBLE.), edge scuffing, light scratches to obverse, very fine or better; all officially impressed. [3]

Born at Plympton St Mary in Devon, 15th December 1867. Entered the service as Boy 2nd Class in H.M.S. Lion, 23rd February 1884. After a promising start the recipient went through a troubled period in the late 1880s, with some time spent in cells. By 1891, however his conduct was again being assessed as 'Good' and 'Very Good', and he was transferred to H.M.A. Widgeon 15th September 1893, taking part in riverine expeditions in West Africa. He was finally discharged in May 1906.