Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Crimea medal awarded to Private Edward Wilcox, 11th Dragoons, who was slightly wounded in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava on 25 October 1854


Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol (E. Wilcox. 11th Dragns.) officially impressed naming, fitted with a ‘Bailey’ style silver top suspension brooch, toned, nearly extremely fine £6,000-£8,000

Edward Wilcox was slightly wounded in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava on 25 October 1854 (London Gazette 16 December 1854 refers). Conveyed by ship to hospital at Scutari, he eventually died of cholera at Kadikoi on 25 June 1855.