A CRIMEA WAR MEDAL WITH SEBASTOPOL CLASP TO MARKE MILES OF T...

A CRIMEA WAR MEDAL WITH SEBASTOPOL CLASP TO MARKE MILES OF THE 62ND. A Crimea War medal, 1854 with Sebastopol clasp named to Pte Marke Miles 62 Regt. 2277 Private Miles, a labourer from Morton in the Marsh served for 5 years including 2 yeras 8 months in the East Indies, 9 months in the Cape of Good Hope and 1 year 8 months in Malta and Crimea. He is having a 'chequered' career in the military recorded as facing a Courts Martial for drunkenness and attempting to break out of Barracks, on another occasion for disgraceful conduct, twice for absence without leave at Liverpool, on the 15th December 1848 for stealing a medal, for which he received 168 days hard labour. Alongside his medal and clasp for Crimea he was also recorded as present at Ferozeshah and Sobraon and having a medal and clasp for service in the Sutlej campaign of 1845-6. In 1848 he was briefly promoted to Corporal, however his disciplinary record saw that this was a brief promotion only. He was discharged on the 27th February 1857 and began receiving his pension on the 11th April 1857. Provenance: The Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Benskin Green Collection, purchased in April 1952 from Baldwin for 12s 6d. Loaned to 'The Wardrobe' Military museum Salisbury by Dr J. Green 1982 - 2026.

Estimate:£200

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