Two attributed to Major Henry Godley 28th Regiment of Foot: Turkey: Order of the Medjideih

Two attributed to Major Henry Godley 28th Regiment of Foot: Turkey: Order of the Medjideih, Knight's Badge; Turkish Crimea Medal, Sardinian issue, contemporary tailor's copy by 'J.H', swiveling scroll suspension, both very fine; together with a pistol ball couched in uniform cloth and enclosed in a white metal souvenir case inscribed 'CEMETERY, SEVASTOPOL * 18TH JUNE 1855 *.

Provenance: by descent through the family. The recipient is recorded as having been severely wounded on the 18th June 1855, on which day the British made their first unsuccessful assault on the Redan battery. The only part of the British force that was not repulsed was the 2nd Brigade of the 3rd Division under Major General William Eyre, in support on the left, which captured a cemetery at the foot of Picket House Ravine in a diversionary attack (McGuigan). Though it cannot be proved, it seems reasonable to suppose that this lead ball (preserved with the medals by the family) is that which struck down Captain Godley on that day.