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As a lieutenant, Beaumont saw service during the Crimean War, and was one of only a small number of British officers who served with Turkish forces along the Danube, serving with the (local) rank of Captain in the Turkish Contingent Engineers, for which service he was awarded the Turkish Crimean War medal rather than the British Crimean War Medal.
Additionally, the inscription in the exergue reads Crimea 1855’ for British issue, ‘La Crimee 1855’ for French issue,' and 'La Crimea 1855 for Sardinian issue.