Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Sergeant-Major J. Bergin, late 49th Regiment

Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Serjt. J. Bergin, 49th Regt.), officially impressed naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (Serjt. Majr. John Bergin, Mt. Aboo Sanitarium); Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (J. Bergin, 49), all with riband buckles for wearing, the first with severe contact marks and edge bruising, fair, the last a little better, the Army L.S. & G.C. with loose suspension claw and similar wear, but otherwise good fine (3) £300-350

John Bergin was born at Birr and enlisted in the 49th Regiment at Templemore, Co. Tipperary in March 1848, aged 18 years. As verified by his service record, he went on to serve in the Crimea for nearly two years, where he was present at Alma and Inkermann, and in the operations before Sebastopol, and where, too, he gained promotion to Sergeant in August 1855. Bergin re-engaged for a further 11 years while stationed on Barbados in February 1859, was advanced to Sergeant-Major in October 1862 and transferred to the Unattached List in March 1868, when he took up his appointment at the Aboo Sanitarium. He was discharged in February 1870 at the termination of his second period of limited engagement.