Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A fine Crimea and Indian Mutiny group of four awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel L. J. F. “Inkermann” Jones, 7th Royal Fusiliers, later Connaught Rangers, who received no less than nine wounds on five separate occasions in the Crimea

Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Lt. L. J. F. Jones 88th Regt.) engraved naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Lucknow, Central India (Capt. L. J. F. Jones, 88th Regt.); Order of the Medjidie, 5th class breast badge, silver, gold and enamel; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, unnamed, good very fine (4) £1400-1800

Lewis John Fillis Jones was commissioned Ensign in the 7th Royal Fusiliers on 14 July 1854, and was promoted to Lieutenant on 8 December the same year. He served in the Crimea with the 7th Fusiliers from 20 October 1854, being present at the siege of Sebastopol; at the battle of Inkermann (wounded right hip and arm); at the repulse of the sorties of 26 October 1854, 5 April 1855 (wounded head), and 9 May 1855; at the attack and capture of the Quarries on 7 June (wounded leg and left hand); and at the attack on the Redan on 18 June, when he was severely wounded in three places (back, knee and right foot broken); he was also wounded (left hip) in the trenches on 27 March 1855 (Medal and clasp, and Fifth Class of the Medjidie).

Promoted to Captain in the 88th Foot on 27 May 1856, “Inkermann Jones”, as he had become better known, served with the 88th in the Indian Mutiny campaign in 1857-58, and was present at the actions near Cawnpore of General Wyndham’s force in November 1857, also at the action of Bhoganpore, the capture of Calpee, and the subjugation of Oudh (Medal and clasps). Jones exchanged to the 8th King’s Liverpool Regiment on 31 January 1861, was promoted Major by brevet in April 1861, and 3 months later he was appointed Adjutant of the Depot Battalion. He retired from the service with the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on 21 January 1872 . Lieutenant-Colonel Jones died at Westgate-on-Sea on 14 June 1906.

The clasp for Lucknow is believed to be unique to the 88th. Jones was briefly attached to the 34th Regiment to qualify for this clasp which is confirmed on his service papers and by Cresswell in his book on medals to Irish Regiments. His only son, Major Lewis Jeremy Jones, 9th Bhopal Infantry, Indian Army, was killed at Neuve Chapelle on 29 October 1914. Sold with research including copied statement of services and several copied news cuttings.

The Lucknow clasp is not actually confirmed in Cresswell’s book on medals to Irish Regiments. However, it is confirmed in both his Statement of Services and by Col. Jourdain's Services of Officers of the Connaught Rangers, in the Regimental history.