Military Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. Victorian 3rd issue (1166: Prit: John: Livingston: 28th.)

Note: Medal suspension has been neatly resoldered and no-longer swivels

Important: A confirmed veteran of the 1st Opium War, China 1842 and service at Sebastopol during the Crimean War

Naming: A regimentally impressed naming issue, and uncommon thus

See the definitive reference work on the various Military Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, reference 'The Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal' (Fred B. Larimore, 2014), for the fascinating story of regimentally named LSGC medals in the early Victorian era

Medal verification: Awarded per authority of the War Office 'Army Order' dated 30 June 1859 , No 7262/681 (the extant service papers held & accessible at The National Archives refer

John Livingston was a native of Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, where he was born in 1820. By trade a 'Cloth Lapper', John enlisted for the British Army at, Glasgow, on, 13 July 1839, on which date he was posted to the 26th (The Cameronian) Regiment of Foot, in which regiment he was allocated the regimental number 1392. While serving with the 26th Foot, John served in China during the 1st Opium War, for which he was awarded the respective campaign medal. John transferred to the 28th Regiment of Foot on 1 March 1852, and subsequently saw active service in the Crimean War, being awarded the Crimea Medal with clasp 'Sebastopol', and entitlement to a Turkish Crimea Medal. John remained with the 28th Foot through to taking his final discharge from the British Army, on, 21 August 1860. In total he had served 21 years and 42 days 'With the Colours', including six years overseas in below locations:

- East Indies: 1 year
- China: 2 years & 7 months
- Malta & Turkey: 2 years & 5 months

The recipients service papers are extant and accessible at The National Archives

A very scarce regimentally named issue of Long Service & Good Conduct Medal to a member of the 28th Foot (in 1881 the regiment was restyled as 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment), who was a confirmed veteran of the 'First Opium War' and Crimean War

Condition: VF

Code: 22375