PeterE1975 Posted August 6 Posted August 6 (edited) Got this recently and would like some opinions and info please! I guess it’s a good one. Unnamed. How many of these was rewarded? Thanks! /Peter 😊 Backside! Edited August 6 by PeterE1975
graham Posted August 7 Posted August 7 Some information below that might help: https://www.omsa.org/impressed-baltic-medals/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090914054254/http://www.members.dca.net/fbl/BalticMedal.html https://au.forceswarrecords.com/subject/657810628/baltic-medal-1856 It seems that there were tens of thousands awarded with only 106 named. 1
PeterE1975 Posted August 8 Author Posted August 8 On 07/08/2024 at 02:02, graham said: Some information below that might help: https://www.omsa.org/impressed-baltic-medals/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090914054254/http://www.members.dca.net/fbl/BalticMedal.html https://au.forceswarrecords.com/subject/657810628/baltic-medal-1856 It seems that there were tens of thousands awarded with only 106 named. Thanks!😊👍🏻
xxx Posted September 4 Posted September 4 a british graveyard on the swedish farö island north of gotland in the baltic sea , cholera deads from the crimean war
PeterE1975 Posted Sunday at 09:00 Author Posted Sunday at 09:00 On 04/09/2024 at 20:38, xxx said: a british graveyard on the swedish farö island north of gotland in the baltic sea , cholera deads from the crimean war …never been to Gotland. Still on my places to visit! Thanks!😊👍🏻 /peter
Stefan Posted 21 hours ago Posted 21 hours ago I visited Stora Mjölö (in Swedish) or Isosaari (in Finnish) in the summer of 2023. Among all lovely coastal artillery remains there was a grave of a British chief petty officer / leading seaman - George Quinell from the steamer Amphion. Text on the sign: The Englishman's Grave At the end of the Crimean War in 1855, an English flotilla attacked Sveaborg. The fortress's outdated cannons could not effectively respond to the 81 attacking ships. 63 Russian and Finnish defenders lost their lives. In the battles, the English seaman George Quinell also lost his life during a reconnaissance mission. Quinell served on the steam frigate Amphion. He is believed to have lost his head when a projectile from Sandhamn hit him. He was identified using tokens and later buried on Mjölö. In 2003, the British ambassador visited the grave and laid a wreath at it. //Stefan 1
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