Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Gluckstadt 5 Jany 1814
Thos Stonnell.
Very fine
Glendining’s, September 1911; Spink, April 2009.
Thomas Stonnell is confirmed on the roll as a Landsman aboard Desiree at Gluckstadt.
(42) clasps awarded in total.
The Fortress of Gluckstadt on the Elbe was captured, in cooperation with the Crown Prince of Sweden, by a British squadron under the command of Cptn. A. Farquhar of HMS Desiree (36) with HMS Shamrock schooner (10), J. Marshall, HMS Hearty brig (12), J. Eose, HMS Blazer brig (14), Lt. Francis Banks, HMS Piercer brig (14), Lt Joshua Kneeshaw, HMS Redbreast brig (12), Sir George Mouat Keith, and eight gun boats.
