Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private T. Statham, 19th Foot

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (T. Statham. 19th Regt.) officially impressed naming, suspension claw re-affixed; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed as issued, pierced with ring suspension as issued, generally nearly very fine (2) £200-240

Thomas Statham was born in Shardlow, Derbyshire, and attested for the 19th Foot at Dover, Kent, in November 1854. He served with the Regiment during the Crimea campaign, and in India (entitled to an India General Service Medal 1854-95, with ‘North West Frontier’ clasp). He was discharged on 15 September 1876, after 21 years and 37 days’ service, during which time he was promoted Corporal five times, and reduced in rank five times.