Four: Charles Plumley, Quarter-Master, Royal Navy

China 1842, 2 clasps, China 1842, Taku Forts 1860 (Charles Plumley, H.M.S. Melville) clasps loose on ribbon as issued; Crimea 1854-56, no clasp (Charles Plumley) contemporary engraved naming; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension (C. Plumley, Qr. Mr. H.M.S. Urgent 22 Yrs.); Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, unnamed, good very fine or better and a rare group (4) £2500-3000

Confirmed on the medal rolls as one of the 101 recipients of the 1st China War medal with ‘China 1842’ clasps, and one of only five with ‘Taku Forts 1860’ in addition.

Charles Plumley was born at Landport, Hampshire, and joined the service as a Landsman aboard Melville in October 1837, aged 23 years. He served as Quarter Master in the Crimea aboard Fury, and in the 2nd China War at the capture of the Taku Forts in 1860 aboard Urgent. He received his L.S. & G.C. in November 1862. Sold with full confirmation.