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CRIMEA WAR MEDAL 1854-56, 1ST.BN. RIFLE BRIGADE : SEVERELY WOUNDED IN THE TRENCHES BEFORE SEBASTOPOL
Bars, 'Alma', 'Balaklava', 'Inkermann', 'Sebastopol', officially engraved naming by Hunt & Roskell - Private GEOE.HASSELL, 1st. R.Brig. (Rifle Brigade) : (GEORGE HASSELL - Born in the Parish of St Georges, Southwark around 1834. a brush maker by trade when he attested at Westminster on 26 May 1852 and was posted to 1st.Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Served at home until 13 July 1854 when the Battalion embarked for the 'East of Europe'. Present at the Battles of the Alma; Balaklava and Inkermann. On 14 December 1854 the recipient was serving in the trenches before Sebastopol when he was struck by a roundshot which smashed his right arm necessitating amputation close to the shoulder joint. He was invalided back to England and subsequently discharged on 31 July 1855.) : Sold with verification; the recipient's Original parchment Discharge Certificate; copy Service Papers and other related research. Contact marks and edge bruising, with naming a little indistinct in places but still quite legible. Bars retained by unofficial rivets and one top lug missing from Sebastopol bar. Generally Fare to Fine - £725