Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: General H. P. Yates, C.B., Royal Artillery

Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Major, R.A.) contemporary engraved naming; Al Valore Militare, Spedizione D’Oriente 1855-56 (Bt. Major, Rl. Artry.); Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, contemporary tailor’s copy Bt. ‘J.B.’, these three mounted from a contemporary triple brooch pin; Order of the Medjidie, 5th Class breast badge by Hunt & Roskell, late Storr & Mortimer, silver, gold and enamels, fitted with Hunt & Roskell ribbon brooch chips to enamel and two points broken, together with an unusual coloured portrait photograph of Yates and his brothers studying a map of the Crimea, pitting and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine and better (4) £1000-1200

Brevet-Major Henry Peel Yates, R.A., served in the Eastern campaign of 1854, including the affair at M’Kenzie’s Farm, battles of Alma and Inkermann, siege of Sebastopol, and repulse of the sortie on the 26th October 1854 (Medal with 3 clasps, Brevet of Major, Sardinian and Turkish Medals, and 5th Class of the Medjidie). He served in the Indian campaign of 1857-58, was present at the action of Secundra, siege and capture of Lucknow, commanded the Royal Horse Artillery at the affairs of Saragunge on 23rd and 29th of July, also commanded the Artillery in the actions at Sultanpore on 13th and 28th August 1858 (three times mentioned in despatches, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, Medal with Clasp, and C.B.). Yates became a General in May 1885.