Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Colour-Sergeant Isaac Orchard, 18th Royal Irish Regiment

China 1842 (Isaac Orchard 18th R. Irish Reg. Infantry) fitted with contemporary replacement suspension; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (Serjt. Isaac Orchard. 18th Rl. Irish Regt.); Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (1196+18th+) details regimentally impressed but no name; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1196. Serjt. Isaac Orchard. 18th R.I. Regt.); Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good fine or better (5) £1,000-£1,200

Isaac Orchard was born in the Parish of Godshill, Newport, Isle of Wight, and attested for the 18th Royal Irish Regiment at Portsmouth on 4 November 1839, aged 18 years 9 months. He was promoted to Corporal in January 1848, to Sergeant in January 1851, and to Colour-Sergeant in December 1857, being discharged in this rank on 11 December 1860, having completed 21 years service. His discharge papers state that ‘He has never been tried by Court Martial nor entered in the Regimental Defaulter Book. He is in possession of Medals for China, Burmah & Crimea also a Turkish Medal and he has also a Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct with Gratuity of Ten Pounds. He was severely wounded in the right arm on the 18 June 1855 at the Siege of Sebastopol and he wound be entitled but for his promotion to the rank of Serjeant to five Good Conduct Badges.’ Sold with copied discharge papers and other research.