Turkish Crimea Medal 1854-1855, Sardinian issue with a suspension for an Indian Mutiny Medal, privately engraved naming awarded to Battery Serjeant D. Montgomery, Royal Artillery who saw service in the Crimea during the Crimean War being present in the operations around Sebastopol and also later being awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
Turkish Crimea Medal 1854-1855, Sardinian issue, with a suspension for an Indian Mutiny Medal; privately engraved naming; (Bty Serjt Dd Montgomery)
Condition: Very Fine
David Montgomery was born in St. Mary’s, Carlisle, Cumberland and attested into the Royal Artillery as a Gunner and Driver on 7th April 1845 until 11th February 1853 before being promoted to Bombardier on 12th February 1853 and seeing service in the Crimea during the Crimean War including operations related to the Siege of Sebastopol. He would then be promoted to Corporal on 13th July 1854, Serjeant on 1st November 1855 and Battery Serjeant Major on 1st September 1861 before reverting to Serjeant on 19th October 1865 and finally being discharged on 29th July 1867.
He had seen 22 years and 114 days service including 5 years abroad, 3 years and 11 months being spent in Canada and 1 year and 1 month in the Crimea. His conduct being noted as exemplary and being in possession of two good conduct badges, a Crimea Medal with clasp Sebastopol, Turkish Crimea Medal and Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He had never been mentioned in the Regimental Defaulter’s Book and had never been tried by Court-Martial.
