Description
Crimea Medal, 2 bars, Alma, Sebastopol, Turkish Crimea, 3371 Private Patrick Horan, 21st Royal North British Fusiliers, aka, Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Crimea medal contemporarily engraved: “* Patk Horan 21st R.N. *”
Some loss through wearing over a long career, signified by asterisks.
Turkish Crimea Medal regimentally impressed: “3371 Pte Patrick Horan 21st R.N.B. Fusiliers.”
Entitlement confirmed on his pension records, also topped off his career with the Army LSGC medal.
Medals all correct, awarded right at the beginning of his 21 year career, so have seen wearing consistent with this service.
Patrick was an Irishman, born in the townland of Meelick, Eyrecourt, Country Galway, Ireland.
Patrick Horan, served 21 years and 4 days in the Army, of which 9 years and 3 months were spent deployed overseas consisting of:
“Crimea, 10 Months,
Malta, 4 Years 1 Month,
East Indies (India), 4 Years 4 Months.”
“His conduct has been very good and he is in possession of 4 Good Conduct badges, also the Crimean Medal with 2 clasps for Alma and Sevastopol, Turkish Medal, and medal for Long Service + Good Conduct with gratuity of £5.”
“His name appears 4 times in the Regimental Defaulters Book, he has never been tried by Court Martial.”
Partrick began his full Army Career with joining the 1st Foot, aka Royal Scots, on 14th June 1853, enlisting at Birr, in Kings County, Ireland, but not before long he transferred over to the 21st Regiment of Foot, the Royal North British Fusiliers, later known as the Royal Scots Fusiliers.
He would then fight in the Crimean War, receiving these 2 medals.
Following almost 20 years in the Army, he would be “Granted a Medal for Long Service & Good Conduct with Gratuity of £5 on 21st November 1872”.
He was discharged to pension on 30th June 1874.
With his retirement and decades away from home, he noted that upon discharge he would return home to the village of Eyrecourt in Galway.
