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Auction: 23003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 150

The campaign group of three awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel J. R. Farquharson, Scots Fusilier Guards, who was severely wounded, decorated by the Turkish Sultan and 'mentioned' during the campaign; besides this he was 13th Laird of Invercauld and lived at Braemar Castle

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Captn J. R. Farquharson. 1st Bn Scts. Fusilr. Gds.) engraved in upright capitals; Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Order of Medjidie, breast Badge, gold, silver and enamel; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue contact marks to the first, light enamel damage to the second, otherwise very fine (3)

Turkish Order of Medjidie London Gazette 2 March 1858.

James Ross Farquharson was born on 9 January 1834 at Edinburgh. He was educated at Eton from the age of 7 in 1841 completing his studies in 1850. He became a Lieutenant on 25 March 1853 by Purchase and served in the Crimea with the Scots Fusilier Guards from 18 November 1854-7 August 1855, including the siege of Sebastopol where he was severely wounded in the hand on 3 September 1855. Promoted Captain whilst on campaign on 26 December 1854, he was 'mentioned' in General Simpson's Despatch of 4 September 1855.

Made Lieutenant-Colonel on the 16 August 1859 by Purchase, he retired on 22 November 1864. He took up the residency of Braemar Castle in the 1880s and returned the Castle to a hunting lodge, undertaking renovations, enlarging the kitchen and adding staff accommodation to the rear to ensure the Castle was fit to entertain high society and house their accompanying staff. A noted landowner at Invercauld, he was published as 'Man of the Day. No. 134.' in Vanity Fair in August 1876. Known as 'The Queen's Landlord' and 'Picadilly Jim' when in London, he died on 20 March 1888 at 34 Curzon Street, London. He was buried in the Farquharson Vault at Braemar Graveyard, his remains having been transported by special train from London.

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