Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Crimean War D.C.M. pair posthumously awarded to Corporal John Spurling, 63rd Foot

Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (1127 Corp: J. Spurling. 63rd Foot) naming officially engraved in sloping serif capitals; Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (1127 Corp: J. Spurling. 63rd Foot) naming officially engraved in sloping serif capitals as the first; together with related Board of Trade Rocket Apparatus Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Osborne Spurling) extremely fine (3) £2000-2500

D.C.M. recommendation dated 10 January 1855.

John Spurling was born at Swardeston, Norfolk, and was a Grocer by trade when he enlisted on 4 October 1837. He served with the 63rd throughout the war in the Crimea, was admitted to Scutari on 16 January 1855, and died there on the 19th of the same month.

Spurling’s D.C.M. and Crimea Medal are both official later issues from the period 1875-80, perhaps never issued at the time because of his death in the Crimea. Sold with copied medal roll and muster extracts.

Osborne Spurling served at the Greystones station, Kingstown division, Ireland, and was presented with his Rocket Apparatus long service medal by Lord Justice Cherry on 11 May 1911. Sold with copied medal roll entry.