Three: Private J. Blythe, Coldstream Guards

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (3199 Joseph Blythe, 1st Battn. Coldm. Guards) privately impressed naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (3199 Josh. Blythe, 1st Battn. Coldm. Guards); Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (3199 Cm. Gds.) - no name, plugged, fitted with ‘Indian Mutiny’ style suspension, contact marks, nearly very fine and better (3) £220-260

Joseph Blythe was born in the Parish of Longe Melford, Sudbury, Suffolk. A Servant by occupation, he attested for the Coldstream Guards at Sudbury on 14 September 1846, aged 18 years, 4 months. With the regiment he served in the Crimean War. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. Medal in 1865. He was discharged at London at his own request on 28 March 1868. Blythe was admitted as Inpensioner on 1 July 1897 and was later in convalescent homes at Sandgate and Limpsfield. He died on 27 January 1902. Sold with copied service papers.