Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (.te. L. O’Neill 57th ....) contemporary engraved naming, severe edge bruising and contact marks, therefore fine £140-£180

Jack Webb Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, August 2020.

Laurence O’Neill was born at Skreen, near Dunshaughlin, County Meath, and attested for the 48th Foot at Dublin on 25 January 1847, aged 19. He volunteered to transfer to the 57th Foot at Corfu on 10 August 1854, where he served for 1 year 6 months, and afterwards in the Crimea, 1 year 8 months; Malta, 1 year 4 months; Aden, 2 years 5 months; East Indies, 9 months; New Zealand, 6 years 6 months. He was discharged at his own request after 21 years service on 24 February 1868, being ‘in possession of the Crimea Medal with three clasps, for Balaklava, Inkermann and Sebastopol, and Turkish War Medal’. He also later received the New Zealand medal. He was admitted to an in-pension, Chelsea, on 1 January 1876, and died on 1 May 1880.

Sold with copied discharge papers and N.Z. medal roll extract.