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20 August 2020

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The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria

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Lot

№ 293

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20 August 2020

Hammer Price:
£460

Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (W. Johnson. 57th Regt.) officially impressed naming, nearly extremely fine £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria.

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Two men of the name William Johnson found on the roll, both killed in action: No. 1150, killed at Inkermann, 5 November 1854; and No. 1833, killed in the first attack on the Redan, 18 June 1855. Both men found on the rolls for Balaklava and Inkermann, but only the first found on the roll for Sebastopol.