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Four: Gunner G. Merriott, alias W. Stevens, Royal Horse Artillery Baltic 1854-55 (Gr....
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Four: Gunner G. Merriott, alias W. Stevens, Royal Horse Artillery Baltic 1854-55 (Gr. Wm. Stevens. A. Troop. R.H.A.) contemporarily impressing naming; Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (W. Stevens. Gr. Rl. Horse Ar--) officially impressed naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (110 Gunnr. G. Merriott A.Bde. R.H.A.); Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed as issued, neatly plugged with a small ring suspension, mounted court-style for wear, heavy contact marks, generally fair to fine, the LS&GC better (4) £300-£400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- George Merriott, alias William Stevens, was born in Havant, Hampshire, around 1835, and attested for the Royal Artillery at Queenborough in Kent on 15 January 1855. Posted as Gunner and Driver to the 1st Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, he is named on the Crimea Roll attached to “A” Troop, one of 229 men of that unit entitled to Medal and clasp Sebastopol. Re-engaged at Woolwich 22 May 1865, he was finally discharged from “A” Battery on 23 October 1876, his conduct rated as ‘very good’. Sold with two cabinet photographs believed to be the recipient as an elderly man, one wearing all four medals; and copied research.
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Four: Gunner G. Merriott, alias W. Stevens, Royal Horse Artillery Baltic 1854-55 (Gr. Wm. Stevens. A. Troop. R.H.A.) contemporarily impressing naming; Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (W. Stevens. Gr. Rl. Horse Ar--) officially impressed naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (110 Gunnr. G. Merriott A.Bde. R.H.A.); Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed as issued, neatly plugged with a small ring suspension, mounted court-style for wear, heavy contact marks, generally fair to fine, the LS&GC better (4) £300-£400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- George Merriott, alias William Stevens, was born in Havant, Hampshire, around 1835, and attested for the Royal Artillery at Queenborough in Kent on 15 January 1855. Posted as Gunner and Driver to the 1st Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, he is named on the Crimea Roll attached to “A” Troop, one of 229 men of that unit entitled to Medal and clasp Sebastopol. Re-engaged at Woolwich 22 May 1865, he was finally discharged from “A” Battery on 23 October 1876, his conduct rated as ‘very good’. Sold with two cabinet photographs believed to be the recipient as an elderly man, one wearing all four medals; and copied research.
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