VICTORIAN NAVAL LS & GC TO ROBERT H SWEET ROPEMAKER H.M.S INDUS

VICTORIAN NAVAL LS & GC TO ROBERT H SWEET ROPEMAKER H.M.S INDUS Robert Horatio Sweet was born in Stoke, Devon on 24th September 1853. He joined the Royal Navy on 21st September 1871 signing on for ten years. Sweet first served on HMS Rosario as an Ordinary Seaman, later as a Bugler. Sweet then served as a Ropemaker; he was invalided at Plymouth on 31st December 1882 while serving on HMS H.M.S Indus. Sweet passed away in Stoke on 22nd November 1883. Medal correctly impressed Condition - Fine