Arctic Medal with provenance to Franklin expedition crewman comes to Surrey auction

An Arctic Medal with a provenance indicating it was awarded to a member of the doomed Franklin Expedition which vanished into the icy wastes searching for the elusive Northwest Passage has surfaced at a Surrey auction house.

Young’s Auctions, which holds sales at West Horsley near Guildford, is offering the honour awarded p…

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