Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. Including a superb collection of medals to the King’s German Legion, Police Medals from the Collection of John Tamplin and a small collection of medals to the Irish Guards

Pair: Schoolmaster W. H. Greenfield, Royal Navy

Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Sebastopol, Azoff, Kinburn (W. Greenfield, H.M.S. Curacoa) naming impressed in small capitals, the last clasp contemporary but unofficial; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed and fitted with scroll suspension; together with an interesting unofficial medal, fashioned from a Turkish silver coin, the obverse with applied anchor and inscribed ‘W. Greenfield, for Bravery at Eupatoria, 17 Feby. 1855. H.M.S. Curacoa’, fitted with Crimean suspension and unofficial clasp ‘Eupatoria’, the first with brooch marks to obverse, generally good fine and better (3) £300-500

William Henry Greenfield was born at Brighton, Sussex, circa 1832-33. An Apothecary and Druggist by profession, he is first traced as a Sick Berth Attendant on board the Curacoa, which he entered on 23 August 1854. In this ship he earned the Crimean War medal but is not entitled to any clasps. The Curacoa, in company with the Glorious and Viper, helped repel an attack made by the Russians on the town of Eupatoria on the morning of 17th February 1855. It seems probable that William Greenfield was sent ashore to help with the wounded. He was discharged from the Curacoa on 21 March 1856, and appointed as a Schoolmaster on board the Royal Albert, to which ship his Crimean medal is noted as having been delivered, and from which ship he was paid off on 24 August 1858. Sold with full research.