Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private H. Mullin, Seaforth Highlanders, who died from wounds received at the Battle of Omdurman on 2 September 1898, one of only two fatal casualties to the Regiment

Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (5266 Pte. H. Mullin. 1/Sea. Hrs:); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum, unnamed as issued, edge bruising and light contact marks, very fine (2) £800-£1,000

H. Mullen attested for the Seaforth Highlanders and served with the 1st Battalion during the Nile Expedition. He was mortally wounded by a bullet to the chest at the Battle of Omdurman on 2 September 1898, and subsequently died from his wounds. The Regiment suffered 1 man killed, 1 mortally wounded (Mullin), and 16 wounded in the Battle.

Sold with a display label that reads ‘Pte. H. Mullin, 1st Bn. Seaforth. Hdrs. Died from wounds received in the Battle of Omdurman September 1898’; and copied medal roll extract and casualty list.