Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A ‘Heavy Brigade’ Crimea Medal to Private G. Murphy, 5th Dragoon Guards

Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Geo. Murphy 5th Dn. Gds.) contemporarily engraved naming, suspension claw tightened, edge bruising, therefore good fine £600-800

George Murphy was born in Cavan, Ireland, and attested for the 5th Dragoon Guards at the town of his birth, in November 1852. He served with the Regiment during the Crimea campaign, and is shown in the musters as being effective from 1 October to 30 November 1854, and as such probably rode in the charge of the Heavy Brigade at Balaklava. He was discharged 9 December 1873, having served 21 years and 27 days with the Colours.