Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private W. H. Warburton, 21st Lancers, who rode with ‘B’ Squadron in the famous charge at Omdurman, 2 September 1898

Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (3327. Pte. B. [sic] Warburton. 21/Lancers.) suspension claw crudely re-affixed; Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (3327 Pte. W. Warburton 21 Lcrs) suspension loose on last, good fine or better (2)
£800-1200

William Henry Warburton was born in St. James, London, and attested for the 21st Lancers as a Boy at Canterbury, in June 1891. He served in the Sudan and as a member of “B” Squadron rode in the famous charge at Omdurman, 2 September 1898 - his squadron suffered the heaviest losses during the charge, with 9 men killed and 26 wounded (he is listed on the ‘Khartoum’ medal roll with the initial ‘B’, this is at variance with his service papers). He advanced to Lance-Corporal in July 1902, and was discharged 15 June 1903, having served 12 years with the Colours.