Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part I)

Family group:

Four: Private Thomas Tuersley, Royal Canadian Rifles, late The Buffs

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (T. Tuersley, 3rd Regt.) officially impressed naming; Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Fenian Raid 1866 (495 Pte., R.C.R.) engraved naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (495 Thos. Tuersley, Rl. Cn. Rifles) officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue (2013, 3rd Regt.) the L.S. & G.C. rare to this unit

Four: Lieutenant F. E. Tuersley, Royal Field Artillery

1914-15 Star (12628 B.S. Mjr., R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (12628 Sjt., R.F.A.) mounted as worn, the Crimean pair with contact marks, nearly very fine, otherwise nearly extremely fine (8)
£500-600

The following details are taken from a copied news cutting (circa 1900) that accompanies the group: ‘Thomas Tuersley enlisted in the 3rd Buffs in 1845. He left the service in 1886, after having put in over 21 years with the colours. During that time he earned the Crimean and Turkish medals, and has now received the Canadian medal just issued. He has six sons in the Army. Five of his sons chose the Artillery for their career. Frank is the baby of the family [details given of the other brothers], he being only 18, though he has been in the service since 1895. He is a trumpeter in the 6th Field Battery at Cawnpore.’