A Collection of Medals to the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

The ‘Heavy Brigade’ medal to Private Henry Campbell, 2nd Dragoons, one of only two men of the Scots Greys to be killed in action at Balaklava

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Balaklava (H. Campbell, 2nd Dragoons) officially impressed naming, lacquered and with minor edge bruises, otherwise good very fine and of the highest rarity £4000-5000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys).

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Private Henry Campbell was killed in action at Balaklava on 25 October 1854, one of only two fatalities suffered by the Greys in this historic action, the other being Corporal A. Paul Clifford. Indeed, the entire Heavy Brigade had only nine men killed in action at Balaklava. He is also entitled to the clasp for Sebastopol which would have been issued separately as a loose clasp.d