Pair: Gunner and Driver F. Willey, 11th Battalion, Royal Artillery

Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Gr. & Dr. F. Willey. 11th Bn. Rl. Art.) officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (Gr. Dr. F. Willey, 11th Bn. Rl. Arty.) contemporary engraved naming, pierced for ring suspension as issued, contact marks, therefore generally nearly very fine or better (2) £300-£400

Francis Willey was born in Woolwich, Kent, in 1818. He attested for the Royal Artillery at Woolwich in October 1836. Willey served with the 7th Company, 11th Battalion, Royal Artillery during the Crimea Campaign, in particular when the Battalion manned part of the Siege Train at Inkermann - gaining themselves an Honour Title in the process.