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inkpot / L. Lowry, Royal Artillery, 1839

Brass-topped ink pot, used during Crimean War by Bombadier Lawrence Lowry of the 3rd Company, 4th Battalion, Royal Artillery, 1839. Inscribed 'L Lowry R.A.'

 

campaign medal / Turkish Crimea, Massey, 1855

Medal, silver. Turkish Crimea, 1855. Awarded to General G.W.D. Massey of the 19th Regiment, otherwise known as Redan Massey.

 

map / Sebastopol

Map of Sebastopol, Crimean War, 1853 - 1856. Showing Siege of Sevastopol and troop dispositions to Baktchi Serai. This had been the property of Major Yelverton, Rl. Artillery. Entitled 'Environs of Sevastopol'. Printed by James Wyld, Geographer to Her Majesty, at Charing Cross, London.

 

portrait / Redan Massey, 1855

Mezzotint portrait of Lieutenant General G.W.D. Massey, or 'Redan Massey', in the uniform of the 19th Regiment. Print of portrait of Redan Massey as a boy, depicted on crutches. William Godfrey Dunham Massy, Lieutenant 19th Regiment Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. Born 1838. Matriculated at...

 

painting / Redan Massey

Colour portrait painting, on porcelain, of Col. G.W.D. Massey - Redan Massey - of the 5th Royal Irish Lancers. Depicted in the regiment's uniform. In gilt frame. Massey was made famous for his actions at the Battle of the Redan, 1855, during the Crimean War.

 

helmet / Sebastopol, 1853

Officer's helmet, Imperial Russia, c.1855. Leather covering, with brass fittings and chin-straps. Damage at front area from a sabre slash. Taken from Sebastopol, Crimean War, 1853-1856.