Auction Catalogue

25 March 2015

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria to include a Fine Collection of Napoleonic Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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№ 673 x

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25 March 2015

Estimate: £200–£250

Pair: Private R. G. Hancock, 11th Hussars

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (2104 Pte., 11th Husrs.) officially re-engraved; Khedive’s Star, 1884-6, unnamed, good very fine (2) £200-250

R. G. Hancock attested in London on 9 February 1883. Served in the Light Camel Corps in Egypt. Died 24 January 1885. With copied roll extracts.

The 11th Hussars supplied a detachment of 2 officers and 43 other ranks as part of the Light Camel Regiment, who took part in the Gordon Relief Expedition in 1884.