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(x) The important 'Alma casualty's' group of four to Captain Frederick Sayer, 23rd Foot, fêted as
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(x) The important 'Alma casualty's' group of four to Captain Frederick Sayer, 23rd Foot, fêted as the handsomest man in the British Army; renowned for his athleticism, Sayer raced Sir John Dugdale Astley in Windsor Home Park, eagerly watched by the Queen.Severely wounded while fighting the Vladimir Regiment in the Great Redoubt, Sayer returned to England and received his Crimea Medal from the hand of his ardent admirer, Queen Victoria, in the presentation at Horse Guards Parade on 18 May 1855.Sayer went on to become Magistrate of Gibraltar and Governor-General of New South Wales. It was while taking up the latter appointment that disease killed him, aged just 36.Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Alma (Captn. Sayer, Rl. Welch Fusrs.), officially engraved by Hunt & Roskell in large serif capitals; France, Second Empire, Legion of Honour, 5th Class breast Badge, silver, gold centre and enamel; Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidie, 5th Class breast Badge, silver, gold and enamel; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, privately manufactured by Hunt & Roskell, all mounted on original ribands with Hunt & Roskell silver top riband buckles, the second and third with some enamel loss, very fine or better (4). Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
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(x) The important 'Alma casualty's' group of four to Captain Frederick Sayer, 23rd Foot, fêted as the handsomest man in the British Army; renowned for his athleticism, Sayer raced Sir John Dugdale Astley in Windsor Home Park, eagerly watched by the Queen.Severely wounded while fighting the Vladimir Regiment in the Great Redoubt, Sayer returned to England and received his Crimea Medal from the hand of his ardent admirer, Queen Victoria, in the presentation at Horse Guards Parade on 18 May 1855.Sayer went on to become Magistrate of Gibraltar and Governor-General of New South Wales. It was while taking up the latter appointment that disease killed him, aged just 36.Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Alma (Captn. Sayer, Rl. Welch Fusrs.), officially engraved by Hunt & Roskell in large serif capitals; France, Second Empire, Legion of Honour, 5th Class breast Badge, silver, gold centre and enamel; Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidie, 5th Class breast Badge, silver, gold and enamel; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, privately manufactured by Hunt & Roskell, all mounted on original ribands with Hunt & Roskell silver top riband buckles, the second and third with some enamel loss, very fine or better (4). Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
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Lose: 1-588
Lose: 589-1262
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69 Southampton Row
London
WC1B 4ET
United Kingdom
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