The Collection of Medals formed by the late John Darwent

Pair: Private W. McLean, 5th Dragoon Guards
Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (5th Dragoon Gds.), officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue (No. 598 Pt., 5th Dragoon Gds.), regimentally impressed naming, the first with refixed suspension and possibly a copy clasp, edge bruising and contact wear, good fine or better (2) £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals formed by the late John Darwent.

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William McLean was born in the parish of Barony, near Glasgow and enlisted in the 5th Dragoon Guards in May 1838, aged 18 years. A somewhat chequered career followed, which included 40 entries in the Regimental Defaulters Book and four appearances before a Court-Martial, yet by the time of his discharge at Manchester in March 1870, his conduct was assessed as “Very Good’. His papers also verify his Medal and ‘Sebastopol’ clasp, in addition to the Turkish Medal. McLean’s intended place of residence was Acton Street, Birmingham.