Naval General Service Medal Pair to an Officer for the Attack on Acre, Syria in 1840, Naval General Service medal 1793-1840, with clasp Syria, engraved naming, ‘JOHN COCHRANE HOSEASON LIEUT’ with St. Jean D’Acre medal 1840, silver fitter with Crimea type of suspension, unnamed as issued. ohn Cochrane Hoseason is confirmed on the roll for the N.G.S. with Syria clasp and for the silver St. Jean D’Acre. There are no signs of renaming on the N.G.S. and the style of engraving is typical of the period of issue but normally this medal is issued with impressed naming. orn on 28th August 1809 he entered the Navy on 20th July 1823, passed his examination in 1829 and obtained his first commission on 10th January 1837 on Rover. He was present on Cambridge for the operations in Syria. Promoted to Commander on 6th September 1844 he was in command of Inflexible 11th June 1846 until 28th September 1849. He retired 9th July 1864. John Cochrane Hoseason died in Dover on 26th June 1884.