Description
Turkish Crimea Medal awarded to Private James Sawyer, 1st 13th Light Infantry, 13th (1st Somersetshire) (Prince Albert’s Light Infantry) Regiment (2683 Pt. James Sawyer. 1st. 13th. L.I.), toned fair
James Sawyer at Sebastopol during the Crimean War and is entitled to a Crimea Medal with Sebastopol Clasp and a Long Service & Good Conduct Medal.
Due to the outbreak of the Crimean War in 1853, the British army decided to bring the 13th (1st Somersetshire) (Prince Albert’s Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot up to full strength, and in June 1855 they were deployed to Crimea to join the Anglo-French forces in the campaign against Russia. In Crimea, the 13th Light Infantry participated in the Siege of Sevastopol. After the end of the Crimean War, the regimen was shipped to South Africa.
Sold with Copy Service Papers.
