Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Private James Cloke, late 49th and 62nd Regiments

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (3852 .... Jas. Cloak. 62 Regt. Foot) depot impressed naming, rank illegible through bruising, clasp carriage broken at one side; South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (J. Cloke, late 49th Foot); Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue (3852 Pt. J. Cloke 62 Regt Foot) the first with heavy edge bruising and contact marks, good fine, the second with edge bruise, otherwise good very fine and very rare £1200-1500

The roll confirms J. Cloke for medal and clasp, no rank shown, and notes that he also had the medal for the Crimea. One of only two South Africa 1877-79 medals to the 49th Foot, the other recipient being Lieutenant H. E. Haldane who was attached to the Commissariat and Transport Staff. Cloke was possibly his batman.