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17 September 2020

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Lot

№ 479

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17 September 2020

Hammer Price:
£2,000

Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Kandahar (722, Driv: E. Gove, E, Batt: B. Bde. R.H.A.) second letter of surname officially corrected, good very fine £700-£900

At Maiwand, on that disastrous day of 27 July 1880, ‘E’ Battery, ‘B’ Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery played a most conspicuous roll. It suffered as a consequence 2 officers and 19 other ranks killed and 2 officers and 14 other ranks wounded, gaining in the process two Victoria Crosses and eight Distinguished Conduct Medals. Retiring to Kandahar, E/B., R.H.A. served during the siege of Kandahar, with three guns mounted on the Herat facing wall and one on the Idgah Gate. During the battle of Kandahar, 1 September 1880, for which Driver Gove was awarded the clasp, the battery was attached to the Cavalry Brigade.