An Officer of the 79th Cameron Highlanders
Taken from www.britishbattles.com
Crimean War, battle of Alma
Theophilus Robert Howkins was with the 79th during the Crimean War.

Examples of the Crimean Medal and the Turkish Medal
from www.medal-medaille.com
Theophilus Robert Howkins received the Crimean Medal with the Sebastopol clasp. Since he did not receive the Alma and Balaklava claps as did several other officers in his regiment, he must have either been ill or joined his regiment later. He also earned the Turkish medal similar to the medal shown on the right.

The Royal British Hotel
113 Leonard Street, Perth, Scotland
The hotel where Theophilus Robert Howkins died in 1859.
From Google Earth