Baldwin & Sons
Auction 75 26 September 2012
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MILITARY MEDALS. Campaign Singles. CRIMEA MEDAL, 1854-1856, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol (W. Baker. 17th Lancers); officially impressed. Lightly toned, two light obverse edge bruises, otherwise nearly extremely fine and a lovely example.
Private William Baker (749) enlisted for service with the 17th Lancers in 1842, and was killed in the Charge of the Light Brigade 25 October 1854. As stated in 'Forgotten Heroes: The Charge of the Light Brigade' (p.274) he is confirmed by all four major sources as having charged and been killed on that day. The footnote to his entry states 'Two years after William died his wife Anna passed away leaving two children, Joseph aged 7 and William aged 9. Joseph was placed in the care of his uncle whilst William was admitted to the Birmingham Free Industrial School, and was subsequently maintained by the Royal Patriotic Fund, as of the 31 December 1859.
Sold with research pages, taken from the aforementioned publication, as well as 'Honour the Light Brigade' by Lummis & Wynn. Worthy of further research.
Estimate: £12,000-15,000
Private William Baker (749) enlisted for service with the 17th Lancers in 1842, and was killed in the Charge of the Light Brigade 25 October 1854. As stated in 'Forgotten Heroes: The Charge of the Light Brigade' (p.274) he is confirmed by all four major sources as having charged and been killed on that day. The footnote to his entry states 'Two years after William died his wife Anna passed away leaving two children, Joseph aged 7 and William aged 9. Joseph was placed in the care of his uncle whilst William was admitted to the Birmingham Free Industrial School, and was subsequently maintained by the Royal Patriotic Fund, as of the 31 December 1859.
Sold with research pages, taken from the aforementioned publication, as well as 'Honour the Light Brigade' by Lummis & Wynn. Worthy of further research.
Estimate: £12,000-15,000