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Auction: 21003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 287

(x) The well-presented pair awarded to Captain R. W. Litton, 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Lieutt. Richd. Weld Litton. 31st Regt), naming finely engraved in upright serif capitals; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (R Litton. Capn XXXI Regt), engraved naming, suspension contemporary replaced with swivel hoop suspension, in named, pawnbrokers mark to rim, housed in a superb J. Turner leather case, with his miniature awards and 31st Regiment Shoulder-belt plate, Shoulder-belt plate without its backplate, some contact marks, very fine (2)

Richard Weld Litton was born at Altmore, Tyrone, Ireland in 1833, the son of Edward Litton. His Grandfather, also named Edward Litton, served as an officer of 37th Regiment and saw action at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. Commissioned Ensign on 17 October 1851 with the 31st Regiment, he was promoted Lieutenant on 25 March 1853. Appointed the Adjudant of this regiment just after the Crimean War on 7 March 1856 he was later promoted Captain on 23 April 1858. Not long after this he transferred to the 30th Foot on 25 June 1858. Married to Mary Stewart, daughter of Sir Hugh Stewart, 2nd Bt. on 24 August 1859. He is noted in the London Gazette as the executor of the will of Captain Edward Chichester Bolton, Royal Artillery on 25 February 1881. Litton is also noted as being M.P. for Coleraine and a Privy Councillor. At this point he is described as formerly Captain and is living at 13 Park Lane, Middlesex. Litton died in early 1905 at Dublin South, Ireland; sold together with a research file containing census information, London Gazette entries and research into the Litton family.

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Sold for
£1,000

Starting price
£480