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Pair: Surgeon Major G. F. Alexander, Royal Army Medical Corps
Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (Surgn. Captn. G. F. Alexander, R.A.M.C.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum, named as before, contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £350-400
George Forbes Alexander was born at Banff on 19 April 1860, and qualified M.B., Edin. 1883. He was appointed Surgeon, afterwards Surgeon Captain, R.A.M.C., on 27 July 1887, becoming Major in July 1899. He served at the Relief of Chitral in 1895 (Medal with clasp), and on the Nile Expedition in 1898, including the battle of Khartoum (Queen’s medal, and Khedive’s medal with clasp). He went on retired pay in July 1907.
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