Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The mounted group of five miniature dress medals worn by Lieutenant-Colonel George, Lord Bingham, Coldstream Guards, Aide-de-Camp to his father, Field Marshal George Charles Bingham, G.C.B., 3rd Earl of Lucan, in command of the Light and Heavy Cavalry Brigades at Balaklava
Coronation 1902, silver; Crimea 1854-55, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol; Legion of Honour, silver, gold and enamels; Order of the Medjidie, silver, gold and enamels; Turkish Crimea, British issue, mounted as worn, nearly very fine (5) £500-£700

George Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan, was born on 8 May 1830, the son of Lord Bingham, later 3rd Earl of Lucan. He was educated at Rugby and joined the Coldstream Guards in December 1848. He served in the Crimean campaign of 1854 as Aide-de-Camp to his father, Lord Lucan, commanding the Cavalry Division. He was made brevet Major in July 1855, and promoted Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel in December 1860, but retired the following year. He was M.P. for Mayo, 1865-74; Vice-Admiral for Connaught, 1889; H.M.’s Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum, 1901, and bore the Sceptre and Dove at the Coronation of Edward VII. He succeeded his father in 1888 to become the 4th Earl of Lucan.

For the recipient’s full sized awards, which additionally include the Coronation Medal for 1911, see Lot 88.