Lot 631 , A group of two Crimea War medals awarded to Lieut. Henry Cardew R.A.,

A group of two Crimea War medals awarded to Lieut. Henry Cardew R.A., comprising Crimea medal with with Sebastopol clasp and Turkish Crimea medal
Estimate £300-500

Crimea medal a little worn from polish or wear and lacking its suspension bar, ribbon heavily faded, named in Henry Cardew Lieut RA
Turkish Crimea medal name Lieut H Cardew 1855 - worn from polishing
together with a letter to Mrs Cardew with a short length of lace inscribed 'picked up in the Redan 1855' and a gold braided tassell, other related family paperwork including a letter addressed to Captain Cardew Royal Engineers Quebec
And a large period black and white photograph of the recipient wearing the medals housed in a rather tatty frame
Clasp on crimea medal is Sebastopol, no mention noted in diary of which Batallion he was part of.


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Sold for £300