Lot Archive

Lot

№ 569

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6 July 2004

Hammer Price:
£1,400

Three: Private Robert Kennedy, 72nd Highlanders, late 93rd Highlanders

Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol (No, 1966 Robert Kennedy, 93rd Highlanders) naming engraved in a contemporary regimental style; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (72nd Highlanders); Turkish Crimea, British issue, unnamed, nearly very fine (3) £800-1000

Private Robert Kennedy served with the 93rd Highlanders at Balaklava, the famous ‘Thin Red Line Tipped with Steel.’ He transferred to the 72nd Highlanders on 1 October 1855, whilst the regiment was still in the Crimea, and served with the 72nd in Inda, including the actions at Bunass and Oodeypore.