Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private W. Crowhurst, Royal West Kent Regiment

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Tel-El-Kebir (837. Pte. W. Crowhurst. 1/R.W. Kent R.); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, contact marks, very fine, scarce to unit (2) £240-£280

William Crowhurst was born in Rochester, Kent, in 1860, and attested for the Royal West Kent Regiment at Maidstone, Kent, on 15 March 1878, having previously served in the West Kent Militia. He served with the Regiment in Nova Scotia from September 1879 to November 1880; in South Africa from December 1880 to March 1882; and in Egypt from 3 August 1882 to 3 June 1884. He transferred to the Army Reserve on 12 June 1884, and was discharged on 14 March 1890, after 12 years’ service.

Only one Company of the 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment (approximately 69 men) qualified for the Tel-el-Kebir clasp.

Sold with copied service papers.