Orders, Decorations and Medals

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 5 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb, The Nile 1884-85, Kirbekan (1245 Sergt. J. Campbell, 1/Rl. Highrs.) suspension a little slack, otherwise very fine £600-700

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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13 officers and 212 other ranks of the Royal Highlanders had 5-clasp medals for Egypt. Confirmed on the medal roll which is marked ‘Forfeited on confession of desertion 68/42/133. Restored 68/42/580’.

James Campbell was born at Maybole, Ayrshire, and enlisted into the Royal Highlanders at Glasgow on 4 April 1882, a boilermaker by trade, aged 22 years 10 months. He served in Egypt from August 1882 to April 1886, and thereafter at Malta and Gibraltar until December 1889. He was discharged on 3 April 1894. Sold with copy discharge papers.