A fine Collection of Medals to the Sherwood Foresters

Four: Sergeant C. Hayes, 95th Regiment

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (C. Hayes No. 3343. 95 Regt.) engraved naming, suspension refitted; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Chas. Hayes, 95th Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (3343 Sergt. C. Hayes, 95th Foot); Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (C. Hayes, XCV Regt.) plugged and fitted with a ‘British Crimea’ style suspension, first with heavy edge bruising and contact marks; the others less so, fine and better (4) £500-550

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A fine Collection of Medals to the Sherwood Foresters.

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Charles Hayes was born in Brinklow, near Coventry. A Labourer by occupation, he attested for the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment at Coventry on 9 October 1854, aged 17 years, 6 months. Served with the regiment for 15 months in the Crimea and for nearly 11 years in the East Indies. Serving in both the Crimean War and the suppression of the Indian Mutiny, he escaped injury, only to be wounded by a sword cut to his left shoulder inflicted by a Muslim fanatic at Hyderabad on 25 October 1864. Hayes was discharged on the termination of his second period of service on 3 July 1878. In later life, he was employed as a Grocer and lived at 64 Bedford Street, Derby. He died on 25 September 1912. With copied discharge papers and roll extracts,