Orders, Decorations and Medals

A fine ‘Thin Red Line’ group of four awarded to Corporal Archibald McKinnon, 93rd Sutherland Highlanders

Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol (3020 Archibald McKinnon, 93. Sutherland. Highlanders) regimentally impressed naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Corpl., 93rd Highlanders); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Umbeyla (3020, H.M. 93rd Regt.); Turkish Crimea, British issue (3020 Archibald McKinnon, 93rd Highdrs.) regimentally engraved naming, fitted with Crimea suspension, the Crimea pair with light contact marks, nearly very fine, otherwise good very fine and better (4) £1200-1500

Archibald McKinnon was born at Tyree, near Tobermory, Argyle, and attested for the 79th Highlanders at Glasgow on 15 May 1846. He transferred to the 93rd Highlanders in March 1854, was promoted to Corporal in May 1857, and to Sergeant in September 1859, but reduced to Private after a Court Martial in February 1861. He was finally discharged in August 1867.

He was dangerously wounded, as a Corporal, at Kudjwah on 1 November 1857, by a musket ball which passed through the base of his left lung.