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Auction: 11011 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 156

Crimea 1854-56, three clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann (Henry Horn. 4th. Lt. Dragns.), officially impressed, surname double struck, minor edge nicks, nearly extremely fine Estimate £ 2,500-3,500 1573 Private Henry Horn, born Kennington, Ashford, Kent, 1830; enlisted in the 4th Light Dragoons, March 1850; served with the Regiment in the Crimea, and was present with the Regiment on the occasion of the Charge of the Light Brigade, 25.10.1854; sent to Scutari, 16.1.1855, and died at Scutari, 2.2.1855. Although Private Horn´s name does appear on the list of confirmed ´Chargers´, this does not preclude him from having taken part in the Charge of the Light Brigade. Most members of the Light Brigade entitled to the Balaklava clasp, in the absence of any evidence or status details to the contrary, took part in the Charge. Provenance: Spink, May 1910 J.B. Hayward, December 1968.

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