Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Colour-Sergeant T. Barter, Rifle Brigade

Ashanti Star 1896 (8798 Sgt. Barter 2B. R.B.); Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (8798 C/Sgt. T. Barter. 2/R: Bde:); Khedive's Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fine and scarce (3) £600-700

25 men of the 2nd Rifle Brigade, under Captain A. Fuller-Acland-Hood, took part in the Ashanti Expedition as part of the Special Service Corps.

‘Colour Sergeant Tom Barter joined the Rifle Brigade 1 March 1887, serving all his time in the 2nd Battalion; promoted C/Sergeant May 1897. Took part in the Sudan Campaign of 1898, received the Queen’s and Khedive’s Sudan Medals clasp Khartoum. He died at Kandia, Crete, in 1898, after a short illness from enteric fever, aged 29. He was at one time Battalion signalling sergeant’ (Copy of George Caldwell’s article 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade in the Ashanti Expedition of 1895-96, sold with lot, refers).