Orders, Decorations and Medals

Family pair to Brothers:
Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Lieutt. H. Peachey, 3rd Foot) contemporary engraved naming; Crimea 1854-55, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Albert Peachey, The Buffs) naming impressed in large capitals, the first nearly extremely fine, the second with an edge bruise, otherwise very fine (2) £300-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Brett Collection of Medals to The Buffs.

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Lieutenant Henry Peachey was severely wounded at the final attack on the Redan, 8 September 1855, and died of his wounds in London on 15 November 1855. His brother, Ensign Albert Peachey, is recorded in the Regimental History as having died of wounds but this is probably an error of confusion.