Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Colour Sergeant J. Budge, 71st Highland Light Infantry

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (No. 2508 Corpl. James Budge 71 H.L.I.) contemporarily engraved in ‘Gothic Style’ as sometime encountered to the Regiment; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Corpl. Jas. Budge, 71st. Highd. L.I.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Umbeyla (2508. Cr. Sergt. J. Budge. H.Ms.. 71st. Regt.); Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed as issued, plugged and fitted with a Crimea-style suspension, the first three mounted with contemporary top silver brooch bars, these all now lacking pins, the last mounted with a contemporary top silver riband buckle, heavy contact marks to first, this fair to fine; the rest better (4) £600-£800

James Budge was born in the Parish of Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland, and enlisted in the 71st Highland Light Infantry at Glasgow on 1 October 1846. A tailor by trade, he served overseas in the Crimea, Canada, Malta and India, taking his discharge at Fermoy as Colour Sergeant on 3 March 1868.