Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

China 1857-60, 1 clasp, Taku Forts 1860 (Lieut. G. S. Harvey, 4th. Bde. Rl. Arty.) officially impressed naming, slight excess of solder to suspension claw, heavy edge bruising, partially obscuring fifth letter of surname, polished, therefore fine £300-£400

George Sheppard Harvey was born in Horton, Staffordshire, in 1834, the son of the Reverend G. G. Harvey, vicar of Hailsham. Appointed Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery 10 August 1856 and Major 1 January 1876, he retired to pension on 27 August 1879. His death was later recorded in the Western Morning News of 6 August 1902, his obituary noting service with the China Expedition of 1860 and his presence at the actions of Sinho and Targku, alongside the capture of the Taku Forts. In later life he also served as a magistrate for Berkshire.