Lot Archive

Lot

№ 27

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5 December 2008

Hammer Price:
£200

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (Pte. J. Insall, 5th Dgn. Gds.) nearly extremely fine £100-150

Unique medal to an other rank of this regiment; 4 officers were present at Tel-el-Kebir.

Private John Insall joined the Army at Westminster on 1 September 1873, aged 18 years 6 months. He went to Egypt on 31 August 1882, as servant to Captain R. C. Lawrence, who served with the Mounted Infantry, but died at Alexandria on 13 October 1882 (WO 12/343 & 16/1168).