Recorded Naval General Service Medals 1793-1840
The Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840 (NGS) is a retrospective campaign medal sanctioned in 1847 and issued to
surviving officers and men in 1849 who had participated in major battles of the Royal Navy. This list of extant NGS medals
was started by Jeff Foster, continued and expanded by Jim Murray over the past 15 years. The Database lists NGS medals
known in private collections, museums or appearing in auction catalogues and dealers lists. The current version is from
March 2019 (List: 1903), and contains over 5,700 entries.
New Additions
5 new medals added, and 19 updates, since list 1902.
Top 20 NGS
| Clasp | Issued | Noted | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syria | 6,978 | 1,472 | 21.1% |
| 2 | Trafalgar | 1,613 | 661 | 41.0% |
| 3 | Algiers | 1,328 | 423 | 31.9% |
| 4 | Navarino | 1,137 | 392 | 34.5% |
| 5 | Java | 681 | 264 | 38.8% |
| 6 | Egypt | 618 | 246 | 39.8% |
| 7 | Copenhagen | 555 | 209 | 37.7% |
| 8 | 1st June 1794 | 543 | 223 | 41.1% |
| 9 | Basque Roads | 529 | 216 | 40.8% |
| 10 | Martinique | 486 | 216 | 44.4% |
| 11 | Guadaloupe | 480 | 215 | 44.8% |
| 12 | St. Domingo | 398 | 181 | 45.5% |
| 13 | St. Vincent | 348 | 156 | 44.8% |
| 14 | Nile | 331 | 135 | 40.8% |
| 15 | 4 Novr 1805 | 303 | 116 | 38.3% |
| 16 | Camperdown | 300 | 120 | 40.0% |
| 17 | St. Sebastian | 289 | 125 | 43.3% |
| 18 | 14 Dec BS 1814 | 206 | 96 | 46.6% |
| 19 | 23rd June 1795 | 178 | 95 | 53.4% |
| 20 | Gut of Gibraltar | 144 | 83 | 57.6% |