Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Surgeon Thomas Park, Royal Horse Artillery

Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Assist. Surgeon Park, Royal Horse Artillery) contemporary engraved naming; France, Second Empire, Legion of Honour, Knight’s breast badge, silver, gold and enamels, fitted with silver ribbon buckle; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed, the second with considerable enamel damage to all arms and centres, otherwise very fine (3) £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Simon C. Marriage Collection of Medals to the Artillery.

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Thomas Park was appointed Assistant Surgeon on 1 April 1850, and promoted to Surgeon on 21 December 1855. Surgeon Park served with the Royal Artillery in the Eastern campaign of 1854-55, including the Battle of Inkermann, the siege and fall of Sebastopol, and repulse of the sortie on 26 October 1854 (Medal with two Clasps, Knight of the Legion of Honour, and Turkish Medal).