Four: Colour Sergeant E. Tobin, Royal Irish Regiment

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (69B/897 Corpl., 1/18th Regt.); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (897 ...., 1/Rl. .... Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (2829 Cr. Sgt., Rl. Ir. R.); Khedive’s Star 1884-6 (2829 R.I.) edge bruising, pitting, fine and better (4) £300-340

Edward Tobin was born in Newtownbarn, Co. Wexford. A Labourer by occupation he attested for the Royal Irish Regiment on 10 July 1875, having previously served in the Wexford Militia. With the regiment he served in India, September 1878-April 1880; Afghanistan, May 1880-March 1881; India, March 1881-September 1884 and Egypt September 1884-September 1885, for which he was awarded medals for the campaign in Afghanistan and on the Nile. He was discharged at his own request at Clonmel on 5 September 1898 and died in Dublin on 25 January 1935. Sold with copied service papers.