Auction: 24111 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 383
(x) Three: Sergeant L. Fort, Royal Horse Artillery
Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Gnr. Levi Ford, Rl. Hor….. ty.), naming in upright capitals and erased in places; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R. (1886. Serjt. Levi Fort. Coast.Bde. R.A.) note surname difference on Crimea medal; Turkish Crimea Sardinian issue (Sergt. L. Fort. Rl./Horse.Arty.), contact marks, good fine (3)
Levi Fort a native of Yeovil in Somerset was born in 1829 and was a 17-year-old labourer when he attested as a Gunner and Driver on 23 May 1846. He initially served in A Troop, R.H.A., and in 1886 as Sergeant 6th Division, Coast Brigade, R.A. He was discharged at London on 4 February 1868 with exemplary conduct; sold together with copied service papers, medals confirmed in discharge papers.
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Sold for
£320
Starting price
£80
