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Auction: 23003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 157

A Crimean War Medaille Militare group of three awarded to Private D. Lanaghan, 89th (Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (3177 Pte. Darby Lanaghan 89th Regt.), engraved naming, clasp loose upon riband; France, Medaille Militare, silver-gilt, silver and enamel; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, fitted with replacement suspension loop, the first and last with riband mounting bars, housed in velvet fitted standing display case with recess for each medal very fine (3)

French Medaille Militare citation states:

'Sergeant John Grant commanded a detached party of ten men in a cutting, just over the Chevauic-de-Frize, on the night it was broken down. Held his ground, and kept up a very effective fire on the enemy. Corporal John Tremwith and Privates Kinneally, Darby Lanagahn, and William Ileffbrnan. Performed zealous and constant service in the trenches from the arrival of the Regiment on the 15th of December, 1854, to the 9th September, 1855. And did not miss a single duty.'

Darby Lanaghan was born at Longford, Ireland and was a Labourer prior to enlistment. He attested into the 89th Regiment of Foot at Newry, County Down on 20 June 1853.

Lanaghan served in Gibraltar for 11 months, prior to going to the Crimea where he served for 18 months. He then served at the Cape of Good Hope for 12 months before moving to India where he served a total of 7 years and 11 months. Although serving in India at the time of the Mutiny, he did not serve in the campaign zone and therefore did not receive a Medal. He was discharged at Dublin on 4 February 1874 as being unfit for further service and was to live at Athlone.

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