with Sebastopol, Inkermann and Alma clasps (unnamed), Order of Medjidie, Turkish Crimea medal (unnamed), Sardinian Medal for Valour 1855-56 engraved to reverse 'Captain Richard George Ellison 47th Regt.', 1887 Jubilee medal and 1902 Coronation medal; lacking C.V.O. badge; with 7 miniatures; a signed portrait photograph dated 1903 (torn); his worn forage cap with attached note in contemporary ink 'R. G. Ellison 47th Regt. Shot through at the Battle of Inkermann'; a pair of gilt braid epaulettes, dress sword by Brown, Son and Long, with belt, two pairs of spurs by Maxwell, and hat feather plumes

Provenance:
Wood Hall, Hilgay, Norfolk

Colonel Sir Richard George Ellison acted as aide-de-camp to General Sir John Pennefather. He appears in a Crimea group photograph of officers by Roger Fenton. According to Battalion records, he fought with great determination and showed leadership. He was present at Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol and the capture of Balaclava.
After his return from the Crimea, he became High Sherriff in 1886, a Deputy Lieutenant of the county and a Justice of the Peace. He was also Colonel of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment, was appointed Ensign of the Body Guard of Yeoman of the Guard and was knighted in 1907.