The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 35, August 14, 2005, Article 11

1848 TRAFALGAR MEDAL EXHIBITED

"A rare medal awarded for service in the Battle of Trafalgar
has been secured for a Manx Museum exhibition."

"It belongs to Charles Barkler, of Kelso, Scotland, who is the
great, great, great grandson of the recipient, John Cowle, who
served on the HMS Temeraire.

The medals were issued in 1848, more than 43 years after the
battle, to men who submitted a claim. However, due to the
lengthy interlude only a handful of sailors collected them.

The medal will go on display this October when the museum
will host an exhibition to commemorate 200 years since Lord
Nelson's famous victory in the battle, which involved 60 Manxmen.

John Cowle lost his arm at Trafalgar and was known ever
afterwards as 'Hook' Cowle."

"The medal will go on display alongside Lieutenant John Quilliam's
uniform and sword. He was first lieutenant on board the Victory
and was an MHK in the Island.

The True Glory: Manxmen at Sea in the Age of Trafalgar will
run until March 2006.

To read the full article, see: Full Story

An image of one of the medals appears here: Image of Medal

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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