Auction Catalogue

6 December 2006

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 316

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6 December 2006

Hammer Price:
£200

Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Gunr. & Dr. J. Thorne, R.A.) engraved naming, clasps with unofficial connections, carriage with some damage, edge bruising, contact marks, good fine £200-250

Copied research confirms ‘No. 664 Gnr/Dvr. John Thorne, No.5 Coy. H. Field Battery, 11th Battalion R.A., as being entitled to the clasps, Alma, Inkermann and Sebastopol. Roll states, ‘embarked for Scutari 16 Sept.’