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Auction: 25001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 23

(x) The Crimea Medal awarded to Private J. Boothby, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards, who was killed in action at the Battle of Inkermann

Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Inkermann, Sebastopol (J. Boothby. Coldstream Gds.), officially impressed naming, with cast copy wreath clasp, good very fine

Note the recipient's entitlement to the Sebastopol clasp remains unconfirmed however the clasp itself is genuine.

John Boothby was serving with the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards during the Battle of Inkermann. During the battle the 2nd Division bore the brunt of the initial engagement and as they held the line against overwhelming Russian forces they were reinforced by the Guards. The Brigade led by Brigadier Pennefeather made Home Ridge in time to prevent a breakthrough, they later moved to support Brigadier Adams' troops holding the sandbag battery. This position faced an attack by a force of 7,000 Russian troops and changed hands on several occasions throughout the day.

The Official Casualty return quoted in the London Gazette has '8 officers, 3 serjeants, 59 rank and file, killed; 5 officers, 6 serjeants, 2 drummers, 108 rank and file, wounded.' This included Boothby who was killed in action during the bloody fighting; sold together with copied research.

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Estimate
£400 to £600

Starting price
£320