Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Crimean War D.C.M. pair awarded to Sergeant-Major John Granger, 42nd Royal Highlanders, later Land Transport Corps and Honorary Major

Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Serjt. Major John Granger, 42nd Royal Highlanders) contemporary re-engraved naming; Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Alma, Balaklava (Colour Serjt., 42nd Regt.) officially impressed naming, together with a plated metal drinking or shaving cup which is inscribed ‘Sjt. Mjr. J. Granger, 42nd R.H. Camp before Sebastopol Augt. 1855’, contact marks to the first, nearly very fine, otherwise very fine (3) £350-400

Ex Samson Collection 1991.

D.C.M. recommendation Submitted to the Queen 20 July 1855. Royal Mint records show that Granger received an annuity of £20 and both the D.C.M. and M.S.M. as a result of this Submission but, as the Submission has not survived, it cannot be said which medal was intended. A Meritorious Service Medal named to this man was recorded in the late W. P. Dawson collection.

John Granger was born on 21 December 1820 at Chapleton, Glassford, Lanarkshire. He enlisted into the 42nd Highlanders in December 1837, becoming Sergeant in May 1849, Colour Sergeant in April 1851, and Sergeant Major in January 1855. He was gazetted Quartermaster in the Land Transport Corps in September 1855; Lieutenant, October 1855; Captain, February 1856; Half Pay (Cavalry), April 1857; Retired by Sale, 1860; Adjutant Glasgow 1st Northern Volunteers, May 1860; Retired with rank of Honourary Major, September 1881.