Watch List notes:

*An Egypt Campaign Pair awarded to Shipwright W M Atkins, H.M.S. Falcon, Royal Navy, comprising: Egypt & Sudan, 1882-1889, dated reverse, no clasp (W. M. Atkins, Shipt H.M.S. "Falcon"); Khedive's Star, 1882, unnamed as issued; Pair loose, some contact marks to first from star, very fine (2). H.M.S. Falcon was a Condor class gun vessel built by Laird Brothers of Birkenhead and launched on 4 January 1877. After launch, she proceeded to the Mediterranean where she remained for the next ten years, proceeding first through the Dardanelles and remaining in the Sea of Marmora with a battle squadron under Admiral Sir Geoffrey Hornby for more than a year. It was here that Falcon's captain, Commander Selby was murdered by Turkish brigands, resulting in her absence from the bombardment of Alexandria on 11 July 1882 that heralded the opening of the Egyptian campaign. Falcon later joined the squadron based at Suakin, returning to Plymouth in 1888. Offered with copied medal roll entry for H.M.S. Falcon. (£150-200)