Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840, 1 clasp Egypt (618) Robert Crabb. GVF/EF

Description Only 2 men of HMS Blonde received this clasp. Robert Crabb, Royal Navy, Born in Leith, Scotland c.1780. First traced on the ship’s muster rolls for HMS Blonde which he entered on 1 Oct 1798 Crabb is described as 18 years old and rated as an Ordinary Seaman1 He had signed up for Allotment payments2 of 11sh/8d, to be made on 24 Jun 1798 [During his period of service with HMS Blonde Crabb took part in activities on Aboukir Bay between 8 Mar-2 Sep 1801, where the ship was used for loading troops and equipment, and patrolling; he later received the Naval General Service medal with the Egypt bar. May 1801 – appointed Able Seama 12 Dec 1803 – appointed Quarter Master [The HMS Blonde musters do not indicate that Crabb was discharged or otherwise when it was paid off in 1805] Stations 16 Nov 1798 Spithead–4 Jan 1799 Guernsey-16 Jan Spithead-1 Feb Guernsey-20 Feb Spithead-8 Mar Spithead-19 Apr Dublin-26 Apr Spithead-3 May Spithead-17 May Isle of Scilly-24 May Dublin-21 Jun Guernsey-5 Jul Cork harbour-19 Jul Spithead-2 Aug North Yarmouth-9 Aug Elsinore-16 Aug Baltic Sea-23 Aug Revel,Russia-6 Sep Baltic Sea-27 Sep Texel-25 Oct Little Nore-1 Nov Sheerness-18 Feb 1800 North Yarmouth-11 Mar Spithead-16 May Cork-6 Jun Queberon Bay-20 Jul Minorca-14 Nov Gibraltar-21 Sep Tetuan Bay-7 Dec Malta-4 Jan 1801 Marmorcie- 8 Mar Aboukir Bay [to Sep 1801]-11 Oct Malta-1 Nov Alexandria harbour-13 Dec Malta harbour [to 30 May 1802]-4 Jul Gibraltar-1 Aug Cove of Cork-9 Sep Gibraltar-7 May Oristan Bay-14 Nov Malta[to 20 Feb 1803]-20 Mar Malta harbour-15 May Malta harbour-17 Jul Malta-9 Oct Downs-27 Oct Spithead-30 Oct Portsmouth harbour-13 Nov Cowes- 20 Nov Needles[to May 1804]-27 May Needles [to Oct 1804]-4 Nov Needles-6 Jan 1805 Paignton-27 Jan Torquay-3 Mar Dartmouth. Sold with pages from the ships musters.