Auction Catalogue

23 March 2022

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Lot

№ 178

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23 March 2022

Hammer Price:
£750

Pair: Private A. Hunt, 18th Hussars, who served with the Light Camel Regiment on the Nile Expedition, and died at Korti on 11 January 1885

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (2234, Pte. A. Hunt, 18th. Husrs.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, unnamed as issued, light contact marks, very fine (2) £400-£500

A. Hunt attested for the 18th Hussars and was one of 2 officers and 42 other ranks of the 18th Hussars who served with the Light Camel Regiment on the Nile Expedition of 1884-85. He died at Korti on 11 January 1885, one of only 4 casualties that the detachment of the 18th Hussars suffered.

Sold with copied medal roll extract.