2 BAR CRIMEA, 5th DRAGOON GUARDS, HEAVY BRIGADE

Crimea 1854-56 With clasps for Balaklava & Inkerman
To- PTE.JOHN.HUGHES.5th.DRAGOON.GDS
905 Private John Hughes was born in Carlingford, Louth Ireland 1826 & enlisted in to the 5th Dragoon Guards in 1846 age 20. He served with the regiment throughout the Crimean war & finally took his discharge in 1855 when he was discharged at Chatham due to TB. He is not listed as sick or injured at any point during the campaign & as such there is no reason to believe that he was not present with the regiment during the charge of the heavy brigade.
The medal is correctly engraved by Hunt & Roskill in accordance with the medal rolls
NEF with the original tatty medal ribbon & complete with copy service papers.

Code: 59048