Pair: Sergeant G. Ripley, Royal Horse Artillery

Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (George Ripley. I. Troop R.H.A.) Regimentally impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, French issue (Serjt. G. Ripley. R.H.A.) impressed naming, mounted for wear from an attractive T. B. Bailey, Cheltenham, silver brooch bar (lacking pin), heavy contact marks and polishing, about fine (2) £300-£400

George Ripley was born at Escrick, Yorkshire, in 1826 and attested at Kingston upon Hull for the Royal Horse Artillery on 18 March 1848, and served in Crimea for 2 years 6 months with “I” Troop, under the command of Captain G. A. Maude. Attached to the cavalry division under General Lord Lucas, “I” Troop had the privilege of firing the first salvoes of the campaign; were present at the affair of the Bulganak; and, together with “C” Troop, were the only men of the Royal Horse Artillery to qualify for all four clasps.

Transferred to “A” Battery at Aldershot, Surrey, Ripley enjoyed steady advancement to Battery Sergeant Major before discharge at Maidstone on 6 April 1869.

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