Orders, Decorations and Medals

Four: Private Felix Knight, 6th Dragoon Guards

Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Alma, Sebastopol (Pte., 6th Dn. Gds.) contemporary engraved naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (6th Dragn. Gds.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (537, 6th Dragn. Gds.); Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue (Pte., 6th Dn. Gds.) light contact marks, otherwise very fine and better (4) £300-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals Formed by The Late John Cooper.

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Felix Knight was born in the Parish of Ashurst, near Steyning, Sussex, and attested for the 6th Dragoon Guards at Brighton on 11 April 1838, aged 18. He served overseas in the Crimea and Turkey for 10 months, and in the East Indies for 4 years 8 months. He was discharged having completed twenty-six years service on 19 October 1864. Sold with copy discharge papers.