Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A fine Crimean War D.C.M., Legion of Honour and M.S.M. group of six awarded to Master-Gunner George Kerr, Royal Artillery

Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Bombr. George Kerr, Royal Arty.); Crimea 1854-564 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Serjt. George Kerr, Royal Artillery) naming engraved in contemporary running script; China 1857-60, 1 clasp, Canton 1857 (Serjt. Geo. Kerr, No. 4 B. 12th Bde. Rl. Arty.) officially impressed naming; Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (Mr. Gunr. G. Kerr. R.A.); Legion of Honour, Knight’s badge in silver, gold and enamels, enamels chipped in places; Turkish Crimea 1855, French issue, unnamed, light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (6) £4000-5000

D.C.M. Royal Artillery General Regimental Order, 23 August 1855, with Gratuity of £10: Bombardier George Kerr, 4/12 Bn.

Legion of Honour London Gazette 4 August 1856: Serjeant-Conductor George Kerr, 12th Battalion.

L.S. & G.C. Royal Artillery Regimental Order 28 of 5 September 1868, with Gratuity of £15 (medal surrendered on award of M.S.M. in 1896).

M.S.M. Army Order 74 of April 1896: Master-Gunner George Kerr, late Royal Artillery.

George Kerr was born in the Parish of Coupar of Angus, Perthshire, and attested for the Royal Artillery at Aberdeen on 1 December 1847, aged 18 years. He was promoted to Bombardier in June 1854, to Corporal in February 1855, to Serjeant in November 1855, and appointed Master-Gunner of the Third Class at Broughty Castle in January 1863. He served in No. 4 Battery 12th Brigade in the Crimea for 2 years and in China for 2 years 11 months. Kerr was discharged to pension on 2 December 1868, his conduct being noted as ‘very good’. His discharge papers note that ‘He has been awarded the Crimean Medal with Clasps for “Alma”, “Balaklava”, “Inkermann” and “Sebastopol”, Distinguished Conduct and Turkish War Medals, and is a Knight 5th Class of Legion of Honour, also China Medal. He has been awarded a Silver Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct and a Gratuity of £15. He has never been convicted by Courts Martial and his name has not been recorded in the Regimental Defaulters Book. Sold with copied discharge papers and Regimental Orders.