Auction Catalogue

21 September 2007

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 44

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21 September 2007

Hammer Price:
£180

Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Balaklava, Sebastopol (Geo. Wilde, 13th Lt. Drgs.), engraved naming, suspension slack, severe edge bruising and contact marks, fine £200-250

Private George Wilde, 13th Light Dragoons, is listed as being slightly wounded in the ‘Charge of Light Brigade’ at Balaklava, 25 October 1854.

The group of medals to Private George Wilde, 13th Light Dragoons, consisting of: Crimea Medal, 4 clasps; New Zealand Medal; Army L.S. & G.C. Medal and Turkish Crimea Medal, together with a photograph, are held by the Keep of Norwich Castle Museum (ref: Lummis & Wynn).