Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Crimean War medal to Private Richard Forster, 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys), who was severely wounded in the charge of the Heavy Brigade at Balaklava in October 1854 and died from his wounds in January 1855

Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Balaklava, Sebastopol (R. Forster, 2nd Dns.) officially impressed naming, original ribbon, a couple of edge bruises and lightly polished, otherwise dark toned, good very fine and a rare casualty £3500-4000

Private Richard Forster was severely wounded in the charge of the Heavy Brigade at Balaklava on 25th October 1854. He was sent to the hospital at Scutari on the following day, where he eventually died from his wounds on 2nd January 1855. The Scots Greys had two men killed and 56 wounded at Balaklava, 22 severely. Several of these, like Forster, subsequently died of their wounds.