A Collection of Medals to the 46th Foot and its Successor Units

Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue ((\\) 2317. Serjt. Heny. Howell. 46th. Regt. (//)) contemporarily engraved naming, pierced with small ring and straight bar suspension, with remnants of top silver brooch bar, minor edge bruising, nearly very fine £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the 46th Foot and its Successor Units.

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Henry Howell was born in Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, in 1827 and attested for the 46th Regiment of Foot at Gloucester on 6 November 1846. He was promoted Corporal on 17 July 1852, and Sergeant on 31 October 1854. He served with the Regiment in the Crimea as part of the Advance Party (entitled to the Crimea Medal with clasps for Alma and Sebastopol), and saw further service in the Ionian Islands and in India. He was discharged on 12 May 1868, after 21 years and 184 days’ service.

Sold with copied discharge papers.