Auction Catalogue

5 April 2006

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 826

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5 April 2006

Hammer Price:
£470

Pair: Private T. McCulloch, Cameron Highlanders, late 91st Foot

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (2110 Pte., 91st Foot); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (328 Pte., 1/Cam’n. Highrs.) nearly extremely fine (2) £360-400

Thomas McCulloch was born in Jarrow, near Gateshead, Co. Durham and enlisted at Newcastle on 24 May 1878, aged 19 years, 4 months. He served over 3 years overseas, seeing service in South Africa and Egypt. Passed to the Reserve in 1882, he was discharged on the termination of his first period of engagement, at Inverness on 24 May 1888. Sold with original parchment certificate of discharge.