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CRIMEA MEDAL 1854-56 : HMS.'LONDON' :
Bar, 'Sebastopol', officially impressed naming - RD. CURTIS ORD. : (RICHARD CURTIS - Served as an Ordinary Seaman in HMS. 'London' during the Crimea War and would have been present at the first bombardment, of the Forts on the North Side of Sebastopol Harbour, by the ships of the Royal Naval Squadron on 17 October 1854, during which HMS. 'London' was hit by two Russian shells on the upper deck, killing four men and wounding eighteen others : The ship served in the Black Sea throughout the war with Russia : The recipient is also confirmed on the Roll of men from HMS. 'London' who took part in the subsequent operations with the Naval Brigade in the trenches before Sebastopol : His medal was "Delivered on board" to him on HMS. 'London' in 1856.) : Some 743 officially impressed Crimea Medals were awarded to men who served in HMS. 'London' : Of these medals only approximately 100 were known to still be in existence in January 2018 : Last sold by Spink, London in their auction of 25-26 April 2018 : Sold with verification, slight trace of solder at claw and small edge nicks but generally Scarce VF - £675