Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Alma (Sergt. Thos. Wetton. 95th. Ft.) contemporarily engraved naming, edge bruising and heavy contact marks, nearly very fine £300-£400

D.C.M. Recommended 5 January 1855.

Thomas Wetton was born in Crich, Derbyshire, in 1822 and attested for the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot at Derby on 13 July 1840. Advanced Colour Sergeant on 17 May 1851, he served with the Regiment in the Crimea, and as a member of the Regimental Colour Party was severely wounded at the Battle of the Alma on 20 September 1854, resulting in his right leg being amputated. For his gallantry in the Crimea he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, together with a £15 gratuity, and in 1855 was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, with an Annuity of £10. He was discharged on account of his wounds on 29 January 1856, after 15 years and 202 days’ service. An outpatient of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, he died at Crich on 30 January 1899.

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