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Re: Anybody recognise this officer?
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 03 January 23 06:45 GMT (UK) »
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« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 03 January 23 09:13 GMT (UK) »
Good attempt Hollander  Well Done - BUT
Sadly None of his Medals match up with the Post
 or his Medals awarded which were more.
Just need to gone down all the CB awards to find him.
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« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 03 January 23 14:29 GMT (UK) »
The 'clincher' is likely to be the neck order he is wearing. It looks like it could be quite an uncommon award which would narrow down the options. Any chance you could take a closer photo of it ? Also, he was a GCB (denoted by the star and sash with award attached at the bottom of his sash) so that narrows down the options as well. That would rule out General Campbell of Inverneill.
Good luck with your research.
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Re: Anybody recognise this officer?
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 03 January 23 15:57 GMT (UK) »

http://www.onlinemedals.co.uk/medal-encyclopaedia/other-medals/queen-victoria-golden-jubilee-medal-1887

Medals in Order Left to Right

1st Medal on the Left = 1887 Jubilee- Silver (Not Gold or Bronze one)
2nd Medal is Crimea Medal
3rd Medal =? Still researching it
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Re: Anybody recognise this officer?
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 03 January 23 16:07 GMT (UK) »
The Centre of his Uniform
Star appears to have above it
the Crescent of the Turkish Emblem
implies from the Sultan for action in Crimea

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Medjidie
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Re: Anybody recognise this officer?
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 03 January 23 17:48 GMT (UK) »
Could the third medal be the Knights Cross of the Order of the Crown of Belgium?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Crown_(Belgium)?wprov=sfti1
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Re: Anybody recognise this officer?
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 03 January 23 18:13 GMT (UK) »
AlanBoyd
I would agree that you have solved that 3rd one possibly?
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Re: Anybody recognise this officer?
« Reply #16 on: Wednesday 04 January 23 10:23 GMT (UK) »
Hello

Another possible candidate...

General Sir Francis Seymour

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Francis_Seymour,_1st_Baronet

Has GCB (breast star)
Has Order of Medjidie (neck decoration)
Served in Crimea (second medal)
Has Legion d'Honneur (third medal?)

Can't see a Belgian decoration, if that is what the sash is, but Wikipedia suggests he was known to King Leopold I, so a possibility.

The thing that makes me think that this isn't Sir Francis is that he also had the Grand Cross of the Order of Saxe~Ernestine, which is very different from any worn by the subject in the portrait, but perhaps this was not authorised for wear in uniform?

Still just a guess though!

Best wishes

Brian

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Re: Anybody recognise this officer?
« Reply #17 on: Wednesday 04 January 23 12:19 GMT (UK) »
Rockford

I would agree your Find

Nails it for sure. Though Painting done before one award : -

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxe-Ernestine_House_Order

Well Done everyone for Contributions!   We solved the impossible.

Sir Francis Seymour 1813 - 1890 -  11th North Devonshire  Foot
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