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

Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol, Balaklava, clasps mounted in this order with unofficial rivets between third and fourth clasps (Corpl. Wm. Barker. 46th. Regt.) re-engraved naming, slight excess of solder to top clasp carriage, nearly very fine and a rare 4-clasp award to the 46th Foot £200-£240

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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Only a detachment of the Regiment, 6 Officers and 225 men, made up of Sir George Cathcart’s Honour Guard and two companies of the Advance Party, were present at the Battle of Alma, 20 September 1854, and the subsequent actions at Balaklava and Inkermann.

D.C.M. Recommendation dated 15 January 1855.

William Barker was born near Swaffham, Norfolk, and attested there for the 46th Regiment of Foot on 30 January 1839, aged 21. He served with the Regiment in Gibraltar, India, and in the Crimea as a member of the advance party of two companies of the 46th Regiment, under the command of Captains Hardy and O'Toole; was promoted Corporal on 29 July 1845; and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, together with a gratuity of £10, for his distinguished conduct in the Crimean War. He was invalided out of the Army on medical grounds on 27 July 1857, after 20 years and 179 days’ service.

Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.

Note: The recipient’s single Distinguished Conduct Medal was sold by Baldwins in April 2016.