Below is a simple guide to most of the medals that a British soldier or sailor (officers and ORs) might have been awarded for his service during the war against Russia. Please refer to the FAQ and Overview pages for more details, and where to find the rolls. The images of the medals are not to scale. More medals will be added in due course.
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« Crimean Medal
This image is a composition made from several original images to show all the five clasps that were issued. The Royal Collection at Windsor has a specimen of this medal with all five clasps.
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« Baltic Medal
The Baltic Medal was awarded to those who took part in the two naval campaigns of the summers of 1854 and 1855.
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« Turkish Crimean Medal
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« Turkish Order of Medjidie
Turkish Order of Medjidie. This was awarded in five classes. The 5th Class is by far the most common. See CWRS Special Publication SP12 for a list of British Army officers who received this decoration.
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«French Médaille Militaire
French Médaille Militaire from the Crimean War period.
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« French Légion d'honneur
Second Empire Légion d'honneur. Like the Medjidie, this was awarded in five different classes: which you got depended very much on your rank. Thus, the 5th Class - Chevalier - is by far the most common. See CWRS Special Publication SP12 for a list of British Army officers who received this decoration.
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« Sardinian Al Valore Militare
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