Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (James Pearce, 28th Regt.) officially impressed naming, last clasp loose, minor contact marks, good very fine £350-400

James Pearce was born c.1834, the son of a serving soldier of the 32nd Regiment. He joined the 28th Regiment from the Hibernian School, enlisting on 12 July 1847 as a Boy Soldier by Special Authority. Going with the regiment to Turkey in June 1854 and thence to the Crimea he was present at the battles of Alma and Inkermann and in the siege of Sebastopol. Becoming sick in November 1854 he was hospitalised and died on 27 January 1855. Sold with copied papers confirming clasps and other research. With a length of old Crimea Medal ribbon.