Victorian Crimea Campaign Medal to Corporal William Greening, 4th Light Dragoons, Who Was Serving with the Light Brigade at the Time of the Famous Charge of the Light Brigade on 25th October 1854, Crimea medal with clasps Alma, Balaklava, Inkerman and Sebastopol, impressed naming, ‘CORPL W. GREENING. 4TH LT DRAGNS’. Dark patina to the medal. William Greening from Bridport Dorset, attested for the 4th Light Dragoons on 22nd December 1834 and served for 25 years and 261 days before he was discharged to pension at his own request on 1st October 1860 at the age of 46. During this time, he spent 6 years in the East Indies and 1 year and 10 months in East Turkey and the Crimea. He was promoted to Corporal on 1st December 1855.William Greening is confirmed on the Pay List of the 4th Light Dragoons as being on the strength of the Regiment for the whole of October (WO12/659). The medal rolls confirm the award of all clasps including the Balaklava clasp for 25th October 1854. Greening does not appear on the Absence from Muster Roll list for the period of the charge. Private William Greening, 4th Light Dragoons is listed in the Honour the Light Brigade book by Lummis and Wynn.Sold with copies of the relevant rolls and discharge papers.