Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private Robert Hunter, 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Pte. Robert Hunter. 2: Drags.) contemporary engraved naming, suspension soldered and no longer swivels; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (766 Robt. Hunter 2nd Dragoons.) officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (R. Hunter 2nd Dragoons) regimentally impressed naming, all fitted with ribbon buckles and contained in a contemporary fitted case; together with a British War Medal (Lieut. H. E. Symons. R.A.F.) generally very fine, the last nearly extremely fine (4) £600-800

Forgotten Heroes - The Charge of the Heavy Brigade, by Roy Dutton, records this man as a ‘probable’ charger.

The musters show he was effective from 1 October to 31 December 1854. He received his medal from the hand of the Queen on 18 May 1855, and was discharged on 21 August 1866. A Sergeant R. Hunter of this regiment attended a Crimean War and Indian Mutiny Veterans parade in honour of the Queen in Edinburgh in May 1903. An officially impressed medal named to this man was offered by Liverpool Medals in September 1986.