Auction Catalogue

2 December 2009

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 165

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2 December 2009

Hammer Price:
£2,900

The Crimean War medal to Lieutenant-Colonel T. B. Gough, 33rd Regiment, who was severely wounded at the battle of the Alma and died of wounds received in the attack on the Redan

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Lt. Col. J. B. Gough, 33rd Foot.) officially impressed naming, note error in first initial, minor marks, otherwise nearly extremely fine £2000-2500

Although this medal is entirely as issued it should also have the clasp for Alma.

Thomas Bunbury was appointed Ensign in the 33rd Foot on 27 December 1827; Lieutenant, 25 January 1831; Captain, 23 November 1838; Major, 22 December 1848; brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 12 December 1854. Lieutenant-Colonel Gough was severely wounded at the battle of the Alma, and died on 18 September, 1855, of wounds received in the attack on the Redan, Sebastopol, on 8 September.