EDWARD HEWLETT, 7TH FOOT (THE POST 1880 THE ROYAL FUSILIERS). Crimea Medal, 1 clasp, Sebas

EDWARD HEWLETT, 7TH FOOT (THE POST 1880 THE ROYAL FUSILIERS). Crimea Medal, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (officially named by Hunt & Roskell in serifed capital letters, in the style of engraving employed by the “Long E” engraver: EDWARD HEWLETT. 7. R.F.). Attractively toned, Good Very Fine.

Edward Hewlett not traced on the original medal roll, or on the online 7th Foot transcription of that roll. However, there are large sections of the original medal roll that are unreadable as a result of water damage, so Edward Hewlett probably listed in one of the damaged sections of the original medal roll and as a result untraceable both on the original roll and in the transcription of that roll which has been published online. However, medal is named correctly and is entirely as issued.

For details of Crimea Medals officially named by Hunt & Roskell and the style of engraving employed by the “Long E” engraver, see “By Order of Her Majesty, The Crimea Medal” by Tony Martin, William Pickering and Arthur Satterley (Orders & Medals Research Society, 2017), a copy of the relevant section from which publication accompanies the medal.