The naming is regimentally impressedMedals & Clasps Verification: Private Charles Muirhead is confirmed entitled to the below following medal and clasps per the cited sources:- Crimea Medal with clasp 'Sebastopol': WO 100/9- Indian Mutiny Medal with clasp 'Lucknow': WO 100/37. Present at Siege of Kotah & Pertabghur- Turkish Crimea Medal: Service Papers in WO97 file series referPortrait of the Veteran Recipient With 'Medals-Up': An illustrator's 'ink portraits' of the veteran, wearing a 'Bowler Hat' and wearing his 3 x campaign medals - together with descriptive text - was published in 'The Scotsman' newspaper issue of 6 January 1855, together with the below following obituary:Quote,'Crimea Veteran's Funeral at Leith. - The funeral took place yesterday from his residence at 2Crown Place, Leith of Charles Muirhead, late of the 42nd Highlanders, who died in Leith Hospital on Saturday. He held the Turkish medal, the Indian Mutiny medal (with clasp for Lucknow), and the Crimean medal (with clasp from Sebastopol.) Muirhead, who joined the 42nd when he was nineteen, in 1855, was about sixty-seven years of age, and it was his boast that during the whole of his service - ten years in the regulars and twenty-two years in the reserves- he was never before an officer for bad conduct. He was one of the first draft to proceed to the Crimea. He is survived by a widow, a son and two daughters. Muirhead was a native of the burgh.Unquote.Charles Muirhead was a native of Leith South, Edinburgh, Scotland, where he was born circa 1836. Described as being 19 years of age and by 'Trade' a 'Labourer', Charles atested for the British Army at Edinburgh, on 6 January 1855, on which date he was posted to the 42nd Highlanders (Royal Highland Regiment, or 'Black Watch'). Charles served 16 years with the British Army. At the time he took his final discharge from the British Army, on 24 August 1865, he had served a total of 10 years & 231 days. His military conduct and character was described as having been 'Exemplary'. Most of Hugh's service career had been spent on overseas foreign service totalling 9 years including taking part in two foreign wars. His overseas deployments in order were:- Malta: 2 months- Crimea: 1 year 1 month- East Indies: 7 years 9 monthsSold with hard-copy research including service papers and newspaper extract page with illustrationCondition: VF