Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Colonel James Watson, 14th Foot

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (Lieut. Watson, 14th Foot.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, note lack of initial; Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Coll. James Watson 14th Foot) contemporary engraved naming in the style of Hunt & Roskell, the first with minor edge bruise, otherwise good very fine and better (2) £1,000-£1,400

James Watson was gazetted Ensign in the 14th Foot on 22 March 1821; Lieutenant, 25 December 1822; Captain, 14 December 1832; Major, 10 January 1840; Lieutenant-Colonel, 11 November 1851; and Colonel, 15 May 1855. Colonel James Watson served with the 14th Regiment at the siege and storming of Bhurtpoor in 1825-26 (Medal and Clasp). Also at the siege of Sebastopol from from 10 February to 1 April 1855 (Medal and Clasp, and Turkish Medal).