Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private R. Dennis, 17th Lancers, later 12th Lancers and 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (R. Dennis. 17th. Lancers.) officially impressed naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (R, B, Dennis, 12th. Lancers.); Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue (R. Dennis. 17 Lancers.) contemporarily engraved naming, plugged and fitted with straight bar suspension, minor edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (3) £500-£700

Richard B. Dennis attested for the 17th Lancers on 23 August 1854, and served with them in the Crimea during the Siege of Sebastopol. Transferring to the 12th Lancers in August 1856, he proceeded to India, and saw further service during the Great Sepoy Mutiny, before transferring to the 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry on 29 February 1860.

Sold with copied medal roll extracts.