Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Lieutenant-Colonel C. W. Cragg, Rifle Brigade

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Lieut., 2nd Battn. Rifle Brigade) contemporary engraved naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Lieut., 3rd Bn. Rifle Bde.); Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed, ball and ring suspension, edge bruising, contact marks, good fine and better (3) £600-700

Cecil Webb Cragg was born in 1838 and received his first commission in March 1855, being advanced to Lieutenant in August 1855 and Captain in November 1862. He served with the 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade in the Crimean campaign from 6 September 1855, including the siege and fall of Sebastopol. During the suppression of the Indian Mutiny he served with the 3rd Battalion at the affair at Secundra, siege and capture of Lucknow, battle of Nawabgunge - where he was slightly wounded, and the capture of Fort Birwah as one of the storming party - for which he was mentioned in despatches. He then served with the 4th Irregular Cavalry during the campaign in Bundlecund, 1859-60, under Brigadier-General F. Wheeler, and commanded the 1st Division Bundlecund Flying Column, April 1860-May 1861. He was promoted to Major in December 1876 and retired with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in November 1877. He died at his home in Wrotham Place, Kent on 21 February 1898. Sold with copied research.