CHINA WAR MEDAL 1900. E.Rose, A.B., N.S.Wales Nav. Contgt. Impressed. Hairlines, otherwise nearly uncirculated.
188 Able Seaman Elijah Rose of Newcastle, NSW, a member of A Coy NSW Naval Contingent, born 14Apr1864 near Singleton, NSW, the son of a lawyer; Emb.08Aug1900 on SS Salamis; Died of pleurisy at Peking 06Jan1901 and was buried in the British cemetery alongside the fleet surgeon, Staff Surgeon John J.Steel.
With photo of grave, birth certificate and copy of newspaper death notice.