Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private J. Murkin, 63rd Foot

Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (1260. J. Murkin. 63rd. Regt.) Regimentally impressed naming, unofficial rivets between second and third clasps, as issued; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, a contemporary tailor’s striking struck on a slightly thicker flan, unnamed as issued, pierced with ring suspension, light contact marks, and minor edge cut to first, otherwise good very fine (2) £240-280

James Murkin was born in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, in 1819, and attested for the 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot at Bury St. Edmunds on 25 January 1839. He served with the regiment in India, the Crimea, and in Canada, and was also awarded an Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, together with a gratuity of £5. He was discharged on 20 August 1860, after 21 years and 216 days’ service.