Auction Catalogue
Four: Sowar Jamal Khan, 1st Bombay Lancers
Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (1646 Sowar, 1/Bom. Lan.); China 1900, no clasp (1646 Sepoy, 1st Bom. Lancers); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (1646 Sowar, 31st D.C.O. Lcrs.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, no clasp (1646 Sowar, 1st Bombay Lancers) good very fine or better and a scarce group (4) £300-350
The 1st Bombay Lancers became the 31st D.C.O. Lancers in 1903. They were not regimentally present in China or Somaliland but small detachments were sent to reinforce other units in both campaigns.
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