Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Nile 1884-85 Campaign Medal awarded to Private J. Brooks, 5th Dragoon Guards, who was mortally wounded at Abu Klea

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 2 clasps, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (1926. Pte. J. Brooks. 5th Dgn. Gds.) brilliant extremely fine £1,800-£2,200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Robin Scott-Smith Collection of Medals to Casualties.

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Provenance: J. V. Webb Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2008.

Private J. Brooks was mortally wounded at Abu Klea and died the following day, 18 January 1885.

4 officers and 44 other ranks of the 5th Dragoon Guards served in the Heavy Cavalry Regiment on the Nile, of whom Major Atherton and 31 other ranks fought at Abu Klea. Major Atherton and 10 men were killed in action or died of wounds, mostly when the Heavy Camel Regiment section of the square was overwhelmed.