Three: Gunner J. Andrews, Royal Artillery

Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Gunnr. Josh. Andrews Rl. Arty.) officially impressed naming; New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1861 to 1866 (272 Gunr. Josph. Andrews, C Batty. 4th. Brigde. R.A.); Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed as issued, pierced with small ring suspension, edge bruising and light contact marks to first and second, nearly very fine and better (3) £1,000-£1,400

Joseph Andrews attested for the Royal Regiment of Artillery at Coventry on 29 June 1853 and served with No. 8 Battery in the Crimea from 22 March 1854. Confirmed upon the recipient’s Army Service Record as present at the Battles of Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann and Sebastopol, he transferred to 4 Brigade as Gunner 1 May 1859 and served in New Zealand from 4 March 1861 to 29 October 1866. It was here that he became ‘injuriously affected’ by exposure whilst on active service, the hardships in the field and inclement weather resulting in disease of the heart valve; discharged at Aldershot on 24 November 1871, having been found unfit for further service, it appears that Andrews returned home to Warwickshire and took employment as a labourer.

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