Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 20 Nov 2019
The Crimea and Indian Mutiny group of five medals to Major (later Lieut.-Col.) John Singleton
The Crimea and Indian Mutiny group of five medals to Major (later Lieut.-Col.) John Singleton, Royal Artillery: Crimea, 4 clasps: Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (JOHN SINGLETON MAJOR R.A.), engraved in large serif capitals, much edge bruising, good fine; Indian Mutiny, no clasp (MJR J. SINGLETON V FIELD BATY NO. 1. CPY 6TH BATTN R.A.), good very fine, reverse better; France: Legion d' Honneur, Knight's badge, loss to enamel; Turkey: Order of the Medjidieh, 5th Class breast badge, good very fine; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian type, very fine. [5]
In addition to being present for all four major actions of the Crimean War, Major Singleton was present at the Bulganak and at MacKenzies Farm and took part in the repulse of the sortie of 26th October 1854. Served in India in 1858 and took part in the repulse of the Sepoys at Mooltan on the 31st March. All foreign awards confirmed in Hart's Army List.