Offered is an original. British Army Crimean War medal pair to Private P. OBrien, 7th Regiment of Foot (Royal Fusiliers). Crimea Medal 1854-56, 3 clasps ALMA, INKERMAN & SEBASTOPOL, contemporarily engraved, PTE PHP OBRIEN. Turkish Crimea Medal 1855 un named as issued. Comes with copy medal roll, enlistment papers and (PDF research file available on request) 7th Royal Fusiliers in the Crimea by JP Kelleher. Philip OBrien was born Buttertown, Dublin in 1817. Enlisted into the 7th Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 12/3/1839. Discharged 30/4/1855, after 16 years and 50 days service on medical grounds due to chronic ophthalmia (inflammation of the eye) contracted in America in 1849. His service records are poor, giving only the barest details. The medal rolls show he is positively entitled to clasps Alma & Inkerman, but it will be noted the rolls were intermittently made up and clasps cannot be always accurately recorded. A good Crimean War medal pair to a soldier who saw some hard fighting. We list militaria and coins weekly. We provide quality mounted medals, badges and historical research. We can mount your miniature or full size medals, ribbon bars or supply replacement ribbons or badges. We can also conduct military research on your behalf and value cherished objects with a current market or insured value. 2/135 Russell St, Morley, WA. We run two specialist military auctions per year. Items are accurately described & photographed. Additional costs for this standard service will be added for this service based on publicly available Australia Post rates. Please note, these items are located and will be posted from Australia. We appreciate fair feedback from you once you receive the item. We aim to give you, the customer our best customer service. The item “PRE WW1 BRITISH ARMY CRIMEAN WAR & TURKISH AWARD MEDAL GROUP O’BRIEN 7TH FOOT” is in sale since Friday, June 12, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\1914 – 1918 (WWI)”. The seller is “jb_military_antiques_14″ and is located in 2/135 Russell St, Morley, Perth, WA. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Modified Item: No
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Country: Britain
- Product Type: Medals
- Era: 1800s
