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Turkish Crimea War Medal 1855, Sardinian issue, Major (later Lieutenant-General) George Neeld Boldero, 21st Regiment (Royal North British Fusiliers)
Turkish Crimea Medal 1855, campaign medal, foreign award
Accession Number

NAM.2000-03-18-4

Description

Turkish Crimea Medal 1855, Sardinian issue, 1855. From a medal group of eight awarded to Maj (later Lt Gen) George Neeld Boldero (1829-1898), 21st Regiment (Royal North British Fusiliers); mounted on a bar. Associated with the Crimean War (1854-1856). Boldero was first commissioned in the 87th Regiment of Foot (Royal Irish Fusiliers) in 1847, transferring to the 21st (Royal North British Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot in 1850. He fought as a captain in the Crimea and was awarded the brevet of major on 12 Dec 1854. It had been the intention of the Turkish Sultan to award all survivors of the Crimean Army with a silver medal, which he instituted in 1855. Approximately 75,000 medals were claimed by Britain. However not all these reached their destination, owing to a shortfall in production and the loss of a consignment of some 22,000 medals when the SS Pomona sank near Malta on 22 Feb 1860. The shortage in British medals was made up to a great extent by issuing British soldiers with Sardinian or French versions.

Campaigns

Crimean War (1854-1856)