horn, bugle, horn, bugle
Accession Number

NAM.2006-03-56-1

Description

Horn or buglehorn with yellow cord and tassels presented by Capt Hedley Vicars to Bugler E Jones, 1854. In the style of the type of German hunting horn that was used by the British Army in the late nineteenth century before the introduction of a regulation bugle. In the shape of a small double-looped valveless French horn. Hedley Vicars was killed at Sevastopol on 22 Mar 1855 after achieving some reknown for his selfless dedication to his fellow soldier. Associated with the Siege of Sevastopol, Crimean War (1854-1856) 1854-1855.

Events

Sevastopol, Siege of, 1854-55 (Crimean War 1854-1856)