Description
South Africa 1834-1853, George Tregelles, Stoker, HMS Styx, who also took part in the Pegu Campaign right after the 8th Xhosa War.
Officially impressed: “G. Tregelles, Stoker.”
Some slight scratching/scuffing to initial G, as can be seen in the photos.
Confirmed on the medal roll.
Also earned the India General Service Medal 1854, bar Pegu, followed by further service on HMS St George during the Crimean War, earning him an (Unnamed) Crimea Medal.
George Tregelles born circa 1818 in Truro.
He was first traced serving between 1846 and 1849 on HMS Devastation.
Followed by a year on HMS Arrogant from 1849-1850 at the time it was on the way out to South Africa.
He signed on with HMS Styx on 21st July 1851 and would remain on the ship almost 5 years.
During his time on board he would take part in 2 vastly different wars on the same ship.
His first war was in South Africa, HMS Styx assisting in the 8th Xhosa or “Frontier” War in the Cape Colony.
You can click here to read an article about their service in South Africa and Rangoon, from the “King Hall” family website which provides an informative review of his service on the Styx:
https://sites.google.com/site/kinghallconnections/3800-w-hms-styx
Also from this period of service the Naval Journal of Junior Officer Henry Ellis was donated to the Cambrige University Library
https://archivesearch.lib.cam.ac.uk/repositories/2/resources/8653
Following on the the war in South Africa, the Styx then sailed off to Burma (Now Myanmar) to take part in the Siege of Rangoon during the war that would earn him the “Pegu” clasp to the India General Service medal.
The Journal notes that during the war in Burma the Styx helped carry wounded to Hospital at Amherst (now known as Kyaikkhami, a seaside town in Burma) in the Gulf of Martaban and went to Madras (Chennia, India) and Trincomalee.
Returning home he was finally paid off from the ship on 9th April 1856.
The medal roll for his Pegu medal notes it was “Sent to the Hogue on 23rd Dec 1856”.
