AN ITALIAN MEDAL FOR VALOUR AWARDED TO J. WARREN OF THE 62ND...

AN ITALIAN MEDAL FOR VALOUR AWARDED TO J. WARREN OF THE 62ND FOR SERVICE IN CRIMEA. An Italian medal for valour, the reverse engraves No. 3302 Sergeant J.W. Warren 62nd Regt, Crimea, 1856. A record notes the action for which Serjeant Warren was noted: For capturing a French soldier who was deserting to the Enemy from the advanced trenches on the 22nd February 1855, he being at the time exposed to a heavy fire from the Enemy's advanced posts, and for which service he received the thanks for the Commander-in-Chief in the Crimea. Provenance: The Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Benskin Green Collection, purchased on the 18th october 1947 from Baldwin for 20 shillings. Loaned to 'The Wardrobe' Military museum Salisbury by Dr J. Green 1982 - 2026.

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