Pair: Captain E. C. Moore, Royal Navy, who served in the Naval Brigade at Suakin

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1884 (Lieut: E. C. Moore. R.N. H.M.S. “Thalia”); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, minor edge knocks otherwise good very fine (2) £300-£400

Edward Courtney Moore, who was born on 4 August 1849, entered the Royal Navy as a Naval Cadet at Britannia on 9 September 1863, and was appointed Midshipman in H.M.S. Princess Royal on 19 May 1864; he was advanced Sub-Lieutenant on 24 November 1868 in H.M.S. Defence, and promoted Lieutenant in H.M.S. Royal Adelaide on 13 January 1874. Moore saw service in H.M.S. Thalia during the Egyptian War, when he was employed in the transport service, and in H.M.S. Briton during operations in Eastern Sudan in 1884, landing with the Naval Brigade for the protection of Suakin. Promoted Commander on 25 July 1886, he retired in 1893 and was appointed Captain (Retired) on 30 June 1901. He died in Brighton in January 1916.