THE CRIMEA MEDAL AWARDED TO PRIVATE (LATER SERGEANT) J. BARKER, 90TH (PERTHSHIRE VOLUNTEERS) LIGHT INFANTRY (THE POST 1880 THE CAMERONIANS, SCOTTISH RIFLES), WOUNDED AT THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL AS A BESIEGER AND WOUNDED DURING THE INDIAN MUTINY

THE CRIMEA MEDAL AWARDED TO PRIVATE (LATER SERGEANT) J. BARKER, 90TH (PERTHSHIRE VOLUNTEERS) LIGHT INFANTRY (THE POST 1880 THE CAMERONIANS, SCOTTISH RIFLES), WHO SAW SERVICE DURING THE CRIMEAN WAR AT THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL AS A DURING THE SIEGE OF LUCKNOW AS A MEMBER OF THE BESIEGED GARRISON, BEING WOUNDED AT BOTH SIEGES. Crimea Medal, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (regimentally impressed: 2875 JAMES BARKER 90 L.I.). Attractive old dark tone, contact marks from other medals, otherwise Very Fine to Good Very Fine.

Medal accompanied by 4 pages of copied service papers and copied medal rolls confirming Crimea Medal and clasp and that Barker was also entitled to the Indian Mutiny Medal with the Defence of Lucknow clasp.

James Barker was born in Chippingham, Newmarket, Suffolk, circa 1834. He enlisted into the 90th Light Infantry on 3rd January 1852. He was 17 years and 10 months old at the time of enlistment and gave his trade as that of labourer. He was promoted Sergeant on 1/11/1861 and discharged 10/10/1862 after 10 years and 227 pensionable days service with the colours (plus 1 year added towards Good Conduct pay and pension for having taken part in the Defence of Lucknow). At the time of discharge Barker gave his intended place of Mr Leaplies, Wellington Lane, Newmarket.

Barker was wounded in action during both the sieges he took part in, being wounded in the shoulder by a piece of shell at Sebastopol, 8/9/1855 and by a musket ball in the left leg at Lucknow on 25/9/1857, as the first relief force fought their way into the besieged Residency.