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Auction: 23003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 156

Pair: Captain J. C. Moore, Rifle Brigade, who led an advanced party which pushed forward to assist with the attack on the Redan, for which he was 'mentioned'

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Lieut. J. C. Moore, 2nd Batt. Rifle Bde), engraved in upright capitals; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue (Lieut J. C. Moore. 2nd Batt Rifle Bde.), engraved in upright capitals, edge bruise and contact marks to the first, otherwise very fine (2)

John Croft Moore was born on 16 March 1836 at Tunstall, Kent. He joined the Rifle Brigade as an Ensign on 15 November 1854 and was promoted Lieutenant on 29 December 1854. He served in Malta between 9 February 1855-1 June 1855 and thence served in the Crimea from 2 June 1855-31 May 1856, seeing service in the trenches until the fall of Sebastopol.

On the attack of 8 September 1855 he commanded an advanced party of about thirty men, which was pushed forward for the purposes of keeping down the fire of some ebrasures on the proper right of the Redan, which enfiladed the Attack, as a result he was mentioned in Sir James Simpson's despatch. Moore was slightly wounded in the campaign, and was noted as additionally awarded '...a Sardinian medal for Crimea'.

He served in India during the Mutiny from 7 August 1857-9 August 1858 (Medal & clasp), being promoted Captain on 7 May 1858 by Purchase.

Moore returned to the United Kingdom from 10 August 1858-11 April 1859 before seeing service in Malta and thence Gibraltar until 9 July 1863. Moore became an Instructor of Musketry at the 7th Depot Battalion at Winchester from 6 February 1870-31 March 1870. He died on 25 August 1889.

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Sold for
£320

Starting price
£240