A CRIMEA WAR MEDAL WITH SEBASTOPOL CLASP TO WILLIAM JORDAN A...

A CRIMEA WAR MEDAL WITH SEBASTOPOL CLASP TO WILLIAM JORDAN A FATALITY WITH THE 62ND. A Crimea War medal, 1854 with Sebastopol clasp named to Wm Jordan 62 Regt. 2680 is recorded as being killed in the final attack on the Redan on the 8th September 1855. The assault on the Great Redan at Malakoff was undertaken by the 62nd and 41st Regiment of Foot. The 62nd comprised 12 officers and 245 men, they took part in the bitter hand-to-hand fighting against the Russians and were highly commended for their courage on that day loosing half of their officers and sergeants and 100 men. Provenance: The Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Benskin Green Collection, purchased in 1938 from Baldwin. Loaned to 'The Wardrobe' Military museum Salisbury by Dr J. Green 1982 - 2026.

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