Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Boatswain C. Band, Royal Navy

Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued; Crimea 1854-561 clasp, Sebastopol, unnamed as issued; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Boatswain Chas. Band, Pearl) good very fine (3) £900-1000

Charles Band was born in Chatham, Kent on 8 December 1822. He entered the Royal Navy in 1839. He served on Meander, June 1852-May 1854; Algiers, May 1854-February 1856, and Pearl, February 1856-June 1859. He served in the Pearl Naval Brigade during the suppression of the Indian Mutiny. Composed of 250 officers and men, it took part in ten battles during its 15 month existence. With copied service papers.