Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Pay-Sergeant H. Kilby, Royal Marines

Baltic 1854-55 (25 Co. Hy. Kilby Corpl. R.M.) contemporary engraved naming; Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Sergt. Hy. Kilby, R.M.) contemporary engraved naming; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue (Hy. Kilby R.M.) contemporary engraved naming, plugged and fitted with a Crimea-style suspension; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension (Hy. Kilby. Pay Sergt. 29th Coy. R.M. 21 Yrs.) mounted court-style for display, the first three with heavy edge bruising and contact marks, good fine, the last very fine (4) £1,000-£1,400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Royal Army Pay Corps.

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Henry Kilby was born at Deptford, Kent, in 1827 and attested for the Royal Marines at Chatham on 17 February 1847. Posted to 45 Company, Chatham Division, he served as a Corporal in H.M.S. Royal George in the Baltic, and as a Sergeant in H.M.S. Transit in the Crimea. He was discharged due to length of service on 15 May 1869. His Long Service and Good Conduct Medal was issued in January 1869, the rank of ‘Pay Sergeant’ being unique on a wide suspension Naval long service medal.

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