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 Turkishicon 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)