Pair: Private J. Proudlock, Royal Horse Guards, severely wounded in the ‘Moonlight Charge’ at Kassassin, 28 August 1882

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (841 Pte., R.[H. Gds.]); Khedive’s Star, 1882, unnamed, first with some edge bruising and pitting, good fine and better (2) £300-400

Jaspar Proudlock was born in Rothburn, Morpeth, Northumberland. A Labourer by occupation, he attested for the Royal Horse Guards at Marylebone on 13 June 1876, aged 20 years, 10 months. Serving with them in Egypt, 1 August-25 September 1882, he was severely wounded in the head at Kassassin on 28 August 1882. On 16 November 1883, as a consequence of his wound, he was discharged as medically unfit (suffering from ‘Melancholia’). Sold with copied service and medical papers.