Scottish History, military medals (Crimean War 1853–1856)
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of approximately 13 military medals awarded during the Crimean war (1853-1856) which sit within the Scottish history collection categories for government and were collected by Glasgow Museums between the 1890s and 1960s. As well as medals there are clasps, ribbons and a gaming coin struck in 1854 to commemorate the alliance of the United Kingdom and France. Other countries commemorated in the collection are Sardinia and Turkey. The most common medals are 7 silver Crimean service medals with clasps awarded to British servicemen, including one sailor. These servicemen are mostly named as are the places they saw action in including Alma, Azoff, Balaklava, Inkermann and Sebastapol. The second most common medals are 4 silver Turkish Crimean war medals awarded to British servicemen in action in 1855 and then 2 Baltic medals. The rarest medal in this collection is a Victoria cross awarded to Colour Sergeant Henry McDonald (1823-1893), Royal Corps of Engineers. On 19 April 1855 he continued sapping with great bravery under Russian fire at Sebastopol. The collection of five ribbons for Crimean war medals represent Turkish (2), British, Sardinian and French medals. Wider collection for the Crimean War includes arms and armour.
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