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Pair: Inspector General R. Pottinger, Royal Navy China 1842 (R. Pottinger, Asst. Surgn. H.M.S. Druid.) original suspension; Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, but ‘G M’ crudely scratched to edge, edge bruising and light contact marks, otherwise very fine, the Baltic better (2) £700-£900 --- Robert Pottinger was born on 7 March 1818 and joined the Royal Navy as an Assistant Surgeon on 3 May 1839, being appointed to H.M.S. Druid. Promoted Surgeon on 21 December 1847, from July 1848 until February 1852 he served in H.M.S. Renard, the entry on his papers states ‘in charge of crew on passage home (ship wrecked)’. As a Surgeon he also served in H.M. Ships Hecla, Blenheim (in which ship he earned his Baltic Medal), Hannibal and Neptune. Promoted Staff Surgeon on 18 November 1862 he proceeded from Neptune to H.M.S. Formidable and in December 1866 to the Royal Naval Hospital Plymouth. On promotion to Deputy Inspector General on 8 December 1868 Pottinger joined H.M.S. Melville (the Hospital Ship at Hong Kong). His final appointment was to the Chatham Division of Royal Marines and in this post he was promoted to Inspector General on 5 March 1876. Placed on half pay in August of the same year, he retired on 8 March 1878. Sold with copied record of service.
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Pair: Inspector General R. Pottinger, Royal Navy China 1842 (R. Pottinger, Asst. Surgn. H.M.S. Druid.) original suspension; Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, but ‘G M’ crudely scratched to edge, edge bruising and light contact marks, otherwise very fine, the Baltic better (2) £700-£900 --- Robert Pottinger was born on 7 March 1818 and joined the Royal Navy as an Assistant Surgeon on 3 May 1839, being appointed to H.M.S. Druid. Promoted Surgeon on 21 December 1847, from July 1848 until February 1852 he served in H.M.S. Renard, the entry on his papers states ‘in charge of crew on passage home (ship wrecked)’. As a Surgeon he also served in H.M. Ships Hecla, Blenheim (in which ship he earned his Baltic Medal), Hannibal and Neptune. Promoted Staff Surgeon on 18 November 1862 he proceeded from Neptune to H.M.S. Formidable and in December 1866 to the Royal Naval Hospital Plymouth. On promotion to Deputy Inspector General on 8 December 1868 Pottinger joined H.M.S. Melville (the Hospital Ship at Hong Kong). His final appointment was to the Chatham Division of Royal Marines and in this post he was promoted to Inspector General on 5 March 1876. Placed on half pay in August of the same year, he retired on 8 March 1878. Sold with copied record of service.
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