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Auction: 23003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 142

A Crimean War D.C.M. group of three to awarded to Private J. Hunt, 1st Royal Regiment of Foot

Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (James Hunt. 1st Bn Royal Regt); Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol, unnamed as issued; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue generally very fine overall (3)

16 D.C.M.s were awarded to the Regiment for the Crimean War.

D.C.M. Recommendation dated 16 January 1855.

James Hunt had his D.C.M. issued on 26 March 1855. The unit undertook garrison duties across the British Empire during Queen Victoria's reign. The 1st Battalion also helped put down the Canadian Rebellion of 1837-38, before deploying to the Crimean War (1854-56) alongside 2nd Battalion with service at the Alma (1854), Inkerman (1854) and Sebastopol (1855).


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