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Naval General Service medal 1793-1840 for Henry Rice, Lieut. R.N., two clasps Off Tamatave 20 May 1811 and Java.

Commander Henry Rice (b.1787) joined the Royal Navy in 1802 as Able Seaman serving aboard The Royal Charlotte yacht under Captain Sir Harry Burrard Neale stationed off Weymouth. In September 1803 Rice became Midshipman on H.M.S. Repulse under Captain the Hon. Arthur Kaye Legge and fought in Sir Robert Calder action, the battle of Cape Finisterre where fifteen Royal Navy ships engaged a Franco-Spanish force of twenty on the 22nd July 1805. In 1808 Rice was appointed Lieutenant of H.M.S. Phoebe and assisted at the reduction of the Isle of France. Rice was present in the action off Tamatave when the Phoebe lost seven men and had twenty four wounded. On returning from escorting a convoy to Quebec, Rice was invalided in July 1812, he saw later service on H.M.S Vengeur, Alban, and Phoebe. He retired Commander in 1846.

Payne collection 1911, Glendining June 1954, J.B. Hayward 1975, Sold at Spinks Lot 120 23rd July 2009.