CRIMEA MEDAL TO 2610 PTE J O'BRIEN 93RD FOOT
Alma, Balaklava and Sebastopol
Contemporarily engraved 2610 Pte J O'Brien 93rd Foot
With an ornate hanging bar.
Condition GVF (Pawnbrokers mark at 2 o'clock)
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£200 - £300
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Hammer price:
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£700 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
James O'Brien
enlisted on the 14th of May, 1851. He was absent without leave for four days
from the 9th of September 1852; when he returned on the 14th, he was imprisoned
for forty-two days.
He served in the
Crimean War from the 27th of February 1854 to the 16th of June 1856. His
service papers and the roll show his entitlement to the medal and clasps.
Service in the Indian Mutiny followed, and he is entitled to the Indian Mutiny
Medal, with Relief of Lucknow and Lucknow clasps.
Discharged on 31st March 1866, he joined the 4th Foot of the Army Reserve in Inverness and served
with them until 1881.
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