The Robert Barltrop Collection of Medals to the Manchester Regiment

Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Pte. Robt. Shugar. 63rd. Ft.) contemporary engraved naming, light contact marks and minor edge bruising, very fine £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Robert Barltrop Collection of Medals to the Manchester Regiment.

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Robert Shugar was born in Dublin, Ireland. in 1836 and attested as a Private in the 63rd Regiment at Dublin in February 1854. By August 1854 he had landed and disembarked at Scutari, and thence to Varna where his regiment became part of the 2nd Brigade in the 4th Division. On 18 January 1855 he was invalided to Scutari, where he remained until invalided back to the U.K. in June 1855. On 1 December 1855 he obtained his discharge ‘by purchase’ on payment of £20, a not inconsiderable sum. The spelling of his surname has several variations on official documentation including Shugarr, Shugaar, and Shugair.

Sold with copied research.