Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Private J. Salter, 3/King’s Royal Rifle Corps

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (1891 Pte. J. Salter, 3/60th Foot); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, Suakin 1884, El-Teb-Tamaai (1891 ... T. Salter, 3/K.R. Rif. C.) rank ‘Pte.’ illegible through contact wear; Khedive’s Star 1882, pitting to second, otherwise nearly very fine or better (3) £450-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Egypt and Sudan Medals 1882-1891 from the Collection of Jack Webb.

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Joseph Salter was born at Malmesbury, Wiltshire, and enlisted for the 60th Foot at Reading on 28 September 1877, aged 18. He served overseas with the 3rd K.R.R.C. in Natal, February 1879 to December 1881; in Egypt, September 1882 to August 1884; in Cyprus, September 1884 to June 1886; and at Gibraltar, June 1886 to October 1889. He then transferred to the 7th K.R.R.C. as Sergeant from October 1889 to 3 August 1895, when he was discharged medically unfit. Sold with copy discharge papers which confirm all medals and clasps.