Any medal collectors with a Crimea medal roll

[bigduke6]

Am trying to find a crimea medal roll, as i,ve got a battered medal thet part of the surname is missing, it reads: P. Kei??? dont know if its 2 or 3 letters are missing also marked, 41 Reg which i think is the welsh regiment.

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[Badger]

I have the Medal Roll for the Crimea....

I used to seriously collect British Victorian military medals during the 70's ...

I think it's packed in a box downstairs, but I'll try to have a look later this afternoon .....

Regards,
Badger

[bigduke6]

Thanks Doug,

It may be P. KEL??? as i,ve had word back there is no P KEI?? belonging to the 41 Reg, again the medal is in bad shape and would say there is a ghost mark of a 4 before the 1.
so i thought it was the welsh regiment. See what you make of the pics.

[Badger]

Well, it's hard to tell from the pics, but if it's the 41st Regiment of Foot, I can't find a listing a P. Ke*** other than a Pat Kearney and a Pat Keary.

Judging from the wear patterns, it's apparent this old soldier survived and lived to a rip old age, having worn his medal to a lot of taverns and reunions over the following years. That explains the edge knocks and extreme wearing of the rim.

You can get this medal researched by contacting people who do this and they would go to the PRO (Public Records Office) in the UK and get you photocopies (for a service fee) of this man's service records, assuming of course you could identify for sure the man's correct name and regiment.

Here's a Canadian Medals dealer that I dealt with for many years ...

Eugene G. Ursual, Military Antiquarian Inc

The Crimea Medal often came with clasps to signify which battles they participated in, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol. Yours is missing the ribbon and I don't know whether this soldier was ever entitled to "clasps", or they've simply fallen off the medal.

Here's an example ...

The Crimea Medal

Hope this helps a bit ...

Regards,
Doug

[bigduke6]

Cheers Doug,

Have got the ribbon and a sebastopol clasp, never thought of the medal receiving that much damage through wearing it but a medal forum i posted on, a guy has something similar (his was a cavalry mans medal), main damage is the left side so would suggest another award, only have this and the Turkish crimean medal Sardinian version.

(Little is known but the Sardinian and french medal were awarded to british troops due to a consignment of the british striking being lost at sea due to the ship being wrecked, so it is common to see all 3 strikings in medal groups)

[Gannon2685]

Hello, I am sorry to reopen such an old thread but I hope you can help me find the Crimea Medal Roll. I am looking for Patrick Gannon 2685, 88th Foot (Connaught Rangers). We know he was awarded a medal (at least one) from the Crimea.
He served until the Assault on the Redan where he was wounded so he could possibly have been awarded all 4 clasps - Alma, Balaklava, Inkerman and Sebastapol, my granduncle said he fought in the last 3.
We would be very grateful if we could find out more from the Medal Roll.

Michael

[Surpmil]

He is in the records of the Royal Hospital Chelsea as b.1833, Ballinakill, Clifden, Galway, enlisted 88th Foot aged 18 in 1851, examined or admitted at Royal Hospital, 7th Oct., 1856.

There are at least two Gannons in the Crimea rolls of the 88th Foot. He may have served with brothers or other relations.

A general search shows other Gannons born in the same village of Ballinakill at about the right time to be siblings, one a John Gannon in the 49th Foot.

These may or may not be the man, but one looks to be a Patrick though his number is not given.