Naval General Service 3 clasps, 23rd June 1795, 12 October 1798, Egypt,
Robt. Welch, Act. Lieut. R.N.
Note, carriage neatly adapted at one time to take the later Egypt authorised entitlement. A second medal is known in the rank of Midshipman in the National Maritime Museum and this medal correctly impressed with rank above.
All clasps confirmed on Captain Douglas Morris Roll , 23 June 1795 as Vol. 1st Cl.. Galatea, 12 October 1798, Midshipman, Foudroyant, and Egypt as Act. Lieut. Experiment.
He remarks 1798 as not on roll but verified aboard however the official PRO Egypt roll ADM171/8 confirms this clasp additionally.
Commander Robert Welch, ‘Entered the Navy, 7 June, 1794 as Fst. Cl. Vol. on board the Galatea 36, Capts, Rich. Goodwin Keats and Hon. Geo. Byng; in which frigate, part of the force attached to the expedition to Quiberon in 1795, he continued employed on the French and Irish coasts until transferred , in June, 1798, to the Foudroyant 80, Capts. Sir Thos. Byard, John Elphinstne, Jas. Rich. Dacres, Wm. Brown, Thos Masterman Hardy, Sir Edward Berry Stephenson and Philip Beaver, flag-ship for some time of Lords Keith and Nelson. Undre Sir Thomas Byard, he witnessed the surrender, in Oct. 1798, of Le Hoche 74 and other French ships destined for the invasion of Ireland; and under Sir Edw. Berry he assisted, during the blockade of Malta, at the capture, 18 Feb. 1800, of le genereux 74 ans Ville de Marseille armed store-ship; and , on 31 March in the same year, after a desperate conflict, in which the Foudroyant (in company at the time with the Lion 64. and Penelope 36) sustained a loss of 8 killed and 64 wounded, of Le Guillaume Tell of 84 guns and 1000 men, bearing the flag of Rear Admiral Decres. Being nominated, 17 Dec. 1800, Acting-Lieutenant of the Experiment 44, Captains John Griffin Saville and Geo. Chas Mackenzie, he commanded the boats of that ship in Egypt at the landing of the troops in Egypt, 8 March, 1801. The services he then rendered, as well as during the remainder of the campaign, procuring a gold medal from the Turkish Government. On leaving the Experiment he joined in Feb. 1805, the Saracen 18. In that vessel he was five years and five months employed, the last four years as Senior Lieutenant in the Channel and West Indies, at the Cape of Good Hope, in South America (whence he returned with the Naval and Military despatches announcing the disastrous result of the attack upon Buenos Ayres in July, 1807…….During his career afloat he acted a part in a variety of boat affairs. He accepted his present rank, 18 July 1836, and was admitted to the out-pension of Greenwich Hospital, 9 March, 1849.’
Good research file.
A couple of niggles as outlined but a confirmed 3 clasp officers medal and the only available one to the market and price reflects
