An interesting Officer’s Egypt Medal 1882-1889, undated reverse, no clasp awarded to Navigator Lieutenant W. Sugden, Royal Navy who saw service aboard H.M.S Ranger during the Egyptian War of 1882, he would later twice be court-martialled and dismissed from ships for negligently stranding them, the first occasion being aboard HMS Pylades on 12th January 1888 and the second occasion from HMS Turquoise on 17th April 1889.
Egypt Medal 1882-1889, undated reverse, no clasp; (NAVG LIEUT. W. SUGDEN. R.N. H.M.S. RANGER.)
Condition: Extremely Fine
William Sugden first served with Victory as a Masters Assistant from 9 December 1862 to 23rd December 1862, then with Pylades from 8th January 1863 until 28th September 1866, and then serving aboard the gunboat St. Andrew from 9th June until 28th November 1866, he would then join Niger from 29th September until 13th November 1866 and then Aurora from 14th November 1866 until 17th May 1867. He would then join Wolverine as a Midshipman in the Navigator’s branch on 18th May 1867 where he would remain until 27th February 1868.
He would join Prince Consort on 28th February 1868 until 24th May 1868, and then serve as an Acting Navigator’s Sub Lieutenant on 20th May 1868 before being lent to Victory from 25th May 1868 until 13th August 1868
He would join Agincourt as a Navigating Sub Lieutenant on 13th October 1868 until 31st December 1870, then Cadmus from 1st January 1871 until 6th August 1872, Elk from 7th August 1872 until 22nd June 1875, Jumna from 23rd June 1875 until 3rd May 1876, Sealark from 4th May to 12th May 1877. Then promoted to Navigator Lieutenant he would serve aboard Indus from 13th May 1877 to 16th July 1877 then Condor from 18th July until 19th August 1880, Tamar from 20th August 1880 until 3rd September 1880, Royal Adelaide from 4th Septemebr 1880 until 22nd October 1880 he would then take full pay leave from that date until he joined Ranger on 14th March 1881, with whom he would take part in the conflict in Egypt and the Sudan.
He would then serve aboard Duke of Wellington from 4th June 1884 until 16th July 1884, when he would once more go on full paid leave until 20th January 1885 when he joined Pembroke. He would leave Pembroke from 20th January 1885 until 16th August 1886 before joining Pylades from 17th August 1886 until 11th January 1888, he would the be dismissed from the ship on 12th January 1888 after a court-martial had found him guilty of negligently stranding the ship. He would subsequently serve aboard Turquoise from 13th June 1888 until 17th April 1889 when he would be also be dismissed from this ship after a court-martial for negligently stranding the ship.
After his service aboard Turquoise he would pend the rest of his career on half pay before then being retired unfit on 4th May 1891
