Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (W. J. Nunnerley. 1st. Cl. 2nd. Master “Berenice”) very fine, rare to ship £400-£500

Wright Jebb Nunnerley was born in Cheshire in 1829 and served as a First Class Commissioned Officer in the H.E.I.C.’s steam vessel Berenice during the Burmese War of 1852-54; he took part in the capture of the fort at Pegu, for which he received not only his medal but also a considerable amount of prize money. His younger brother served as a Sergeant Major of the 17th Lancers, and rode in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava.

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