Single Campaign Medals 382


The Crimea Medal awarded to Private John Brown, 8th Hussars, who was severely wounded in the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava and subsequently died of his wounds


Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol (J. Brown, 8th Hussars.) officially impressed naming, suspension claw neatly re-affixed, light edge bruising and field marks, otherwise good very fine


£5,000-£7,000


John Brown was born in Antrim, Ireland, and was a servant prior to enlistment into the 8th Hussars on 13 March 1845. He embarked for the East in the Hired Transport Shooting Star on 25 April 1854, and was at Varna from June to September 1854. He was severely wounded at Balaklava on 25 October 1854 (London Gazette 16 December 1854 refers) and died from his wounds at Scutari Hospital on 17 December 1854.


Sold with copied medal roll extracts and relevant muster rolls. x383


Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol, clasps loose on riband, unnamed as issued, edge bruising, very fine


£140-£180 384


Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed as issued, plugged and fitted with an IGS-style suspension, suspension loose, very fine


£80-£120 x385 386


Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed as issued, fitted with Crimea suspension, poorly soldered at claw, otherwise very fine


£50-£70


India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (W. J. Nunnerley. 1st. Cl. 2nd. Master “Berenice”) very fine, rare to ship £400-£500


Wright Jebb Nunnerley was born in Cheshire in 1829 and served as a First Class Commissioned Officer in the H.E.I.C.’s steam vessel Berenice during the Burmese War of 1852-54; he took part in the capture of the fort at Pegu, for which he received not only his medal but also a considerable amount of prize money. His younger brother served as a Sergeant Major of the 17th Lancers, and rode in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava.


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