A Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840 to Gunner William Farmer, Royal Marine Artillery, H.M.S.

A Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840 to Gunner William Farmer, Royal Marine Artillery, H.M.S. Beelzebub, a veteran of the War of 1812, clasp: Algiers (WILLIAM FARMER.), good very fine or better and toned.

William Farmer joined the Royal Marines in 1807 and served in H.M.S. Victory in the Baltic. In 1809 he transferred to the Royal Marine Artillery and served at the capture of Fort Bathz in 1813. In 1814 he took part in numerous actions in America whilst serving with Captain Harrison’s company on the Chesapeake expedition. He served in the bomb vessel Beelzebub at Algiers in 1816. Retiring in 1828 he settled in Birmingham where he is shown on the census as a button maker.