'' Aurora '' was recommissioned for service in the Far East in 1899 under the command of Captain Edward Bayly and some of her crew , including Bayly , took part in the Battle of Tientsin in July 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion . In early February 1902 she was ordered to leave , homebound , arriving at Aden on 3 March , at Malta 17 March , and at Plymouth on 26 March . Officers and crew received the China War Medal ( 1900 ) on 15 April , before she paid off at Devonport two days later . Upon her return , '' Aurora '' left in August 1902 for Clydebank to be refitted , and was placed in Devonport Reserve in 1904 before she was taken out of service the following year . The ship was sold for scrap to Payton , of Milford Haven , Wales , on 2 October 1907 for £ 12,700
China War Medal ( 1900 )
China War Medal (1900)
HMS Aurora (1887)