Pair: Private J. Hyde, 56th Foot

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Jas. Hyde, 56th. Regt.) officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed as issued, pierced as issue and fitted with a soldered ring and narrow straight bar suspension, edge bruising and contact marks to first, with top lugs removed, therefore nearly very fine, the second better (2) £240-£280

James Hyde was born in Rochdale, Lancashire, in 1836 and attested for the 56th Regiment of Foot at Manchester on 8 June 1854. He served with the Regiment in the Crimea for 292 days, and then in India, transferring to the 106th Regiment of Foot on 1 December 1865. He was finally discharged on 20 July 1875, after 21 years and 15 days’ service, of which 16 years were spent soldiering in India. He did not receive a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.