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Auction: 25111 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 43

The Crimea Medal awarded to Private J. Crone, 42nd Foot, who was seriously wounded by grapeshot before Sebastopol

Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol (Pte. Jas Crone. 42nd Ft.), depot impressed naming, contact marks, edge bruise, nearly very fine

James Crone, born in 1838 at Glasgow, was a tailor prior to enlisting in the 42nd Royal Highlanders on 7 August 1848. He embarked for Varna on 20 May 1854 returning to England on 17 September 1855. He was wounded in the trenches before Sebastopol by a grape shot on 18 June 1855 and had difficulty walking, which led to his eventual medical discharge on 28 September 1855; sold together with copied service papers.

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Sold for
£400

Starting price
£140