Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private Richard Godfrey, 1st Dragoon Guards

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (R. T. Godfrey. 1st Dragoon Gds.) officially impressed naming; China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Richd. Godfrey, 1st Dragn. Gds.) officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue (No. 1683 R. T. Godfrey 1st Drgn. Gds.) engraved naming, fitted with scroll suspension, toned, nearly very fine (3) £700-£900

Richard T. Godfrey was born at Basingstoke, Hampshire, and attested for the 1st (King’s) Dragoon Guards at Westminster, London, on 24 February 1854, aged 17 years, a fishmonger by trade. He served abroad in the Crimea and Turkey, 1 year 6 month; India, 8 years 2 months; and in China, 10 months [only 2 Squadrons of the Regiment served in China]. He was discharged at Dublin on 28 October 1872, being then in possession of ‘1 Good Conduct Badge, Medal for Crimea with clasp for Sebastopol, Turkish Medal; China Medal with clasp for Taku Forts & Pekin. His name appears 10 times in the Regimental Defaulters Book; he has once been tried by Court Martial.’

Sold with copied discharge papers.