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1729

"At Suakin the Marines square was heavily attacked with the Arabs having penetrated the square and having killed many of the Camels of the regt.  The Marines closed up and killed all the Arabs"

$875.00

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1740

EGYPT MEDAL NAMED TO: C. SMITH. GUNNER. ROYAL MARINE. ARTILLERY.

Clasp: Tel-El-Kebir.

Condition: VF.

      $450.00

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1741

EXTREMELY SCARCE // OFFICER // ROYAL MARINES //

EGYPT MEDAL NAMED TO:  MAJOR. G.S. NASH. ROYAL MARINE LIGHT INFANTRY.

Clasp: Suakin.

MARJOR G.S. NASH commanded Port Said and later Suakin and for some time the Suez Garrison.

Also entitled to a Khedive's Star 1884-6.

George Stevens Nash, native of Chatham, Kent, was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant into the Royal Marines on 14 April 1859. Following various promotions and postings, he held the rank of Major at the start of 1884. Major Nash held Military Command of the Island town of Suakin, 9 June to 15 July and endured frequent enemy attacks; commanded the forts at Euryalus and Carysfort, 15 July, again with frequent attacks; commanded the Garrison of Suez, 12 Aug., to 8 Nov.; commanded  Suakin and Reserve Depot 11 to 29th of March 1885; present during the occupation of Lonelah Hill; present at the taking and burning of Tamaai, 3 April and the operations toward Handoub in defence of the railway, 5 to 14th April 1885.

In occupying Egypt, Britain had also assumed responsibility for the Egyptian Sudan where an Islamic revolt had begun in 1881, led by Mohammed Ahmed, who styled himself the ‘Mahdi’ or ‘guide’. By the end of 1882, the Mahdists controlled much of the Sudan, and on 5 November 1883, at El Obeid, they annihilated an Egyptian force that had been sent to restore order. The Mahdi was supported by Osman Digna, leader of the Beja tribesmen of the Red Sea area. In January 1884, the Beja, whose extravagant hairstyles earned them the nickname of ‘Fuzzy-wuzzies’ from the British, wiped out an Egyptian force under Colonel Valentine Baker outside the Red Sea port of Suakim. To rectify the situation, a 4,000 strong British force under Major-General Gerald Graham was sent to Suakim. On 29 February, they defeated Osman Digna at El Teb, but two weeks later were almost defeated themselves at Tamai. The British fought in two brigade squares, one of which was temporarily broken by the Mahdist forces. The situation was only retrieved when the second square moved up in support. Whilst these two victories were a boost to public morale, they had little long-term effect. Osman Digna was able to recover from his losses and Graham’s force was withdrawn. Meanwhile, Major-General Charles Gordon had been sent to Khartoum. His orders were to oversee the evacuation of the Sudan, but instead he elected to stay and defend the Sudanese capital. Khartoum was invested by the Mahdi in May 1884 and Britain was forced to organise a relief expedition to rescue Gordon.

Major Nash was invalided due to illness contracted in the Sudan on 21 April 1890.

Condition: GVF.

$2,950.00

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1742

EGYPT MEDAL NAMED TO: 1622. PTR. J.S. HIELDS.  19th. HUSSARS. (dated 1882 on reverse field).

Three clasps: TEL-EL-KEBIR, SUAKIN 1884 & EL-TEB-TAMAAI.

Condition: GVF.

Comes with Attestation papers.

$995.00

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1743

EGYPT MEDAL NAMED TO: 92995. GUNNER. J. ROCHE. 5/1st. SCO. DIV. ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. DATED 1882 ON THE REVERSE.

Clasp: SUAKIN 1885.

Condition: VF

$425.00

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1744

EGYPT MEDAL NAMED TO: 1663. PTE. G. BANKS. 2/ ROYAL. IRISH FUSILIERS.

Clasp: EL-TEB-TAMAAI.

Condition: VF.

$825.00

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1748

1882 EGYPT MEDAL NAMED TO: 2156. PTE. W. JONES. 19th HUSSARS.

Clasps: SUAKIN 1884, EL-TEB-TMAAI & THE NILE 1884-85

Condition: VF

$998.00

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1750

1882 EGYPT MEDAL NAMED TO: 2321. DRUMMER. J.M. TURNER. 1/ROYAL HIGHLANDERS (THE BLACK WATCH).

Clasps: SUAKIN 1881, EL-TEB-TAMAAI, THE NILE 1881-85 & KIRBEKAN.

Condition: NEF.

Comes with research confirming the above.

$2,750.00

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1752

SCARCE TO THE GRENADIER GUARDS // A DRUMMER

EGYPT MEDAL DATE 1882 NAMED TO:  3422. PTE. DRUMR. G. HUTTON. 2./GRENR GDS.

Clasp: TEL-EL-KEBIR.

Condition: GVF

$875.00

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1753

SCARCE

EGYPT MEDAL NAMED TO: 2491. PTE. P. SCHOOLER. 5th LANCERS (IRISH).

Clasps: SUAKIN 1885 & TOFREK.

Condition: VF.

ONE SQUADRON OF 5th LANCERS PRESENT AT TOFREK.

$950.00

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EGYPT KHEDIVE'S MEDAL DATE 1882.

Condition: GVF.

$130.00

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1755

EGYPT MEDAL NAMED TO: 8811. PTE. J. HATCHER. 3rd. Bn. GRENADIER GUARDS.

Clasp: SUAKIN 1885.

Condition: VF.

$475.00

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1756

EGYPT 1882 MEDAL NAMED TO: G. BERRY. SIGNALS 1st. CLASS. H.M.S. SUPERB.

Clasp: ALEXANDRIA 11th. JULY.

Condition:  GVF.

$595.00

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1757

SCARCE TO THE GRENADIER GUARDS //

EGYPT MEDAL NAMED TO: SURGEON. MAJOR. J. LAWRENCE. 3rd Bn. GRENADIER GUARDS.

Clasp: SUAKIN 1885.

Condition: GVF.

Comes with Research.

$1,875.00

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1758

EGYPT 1882 MEDAL NAMED TO: 1146PTE. T. WELLER. 3rd. KINGS ROYAL RIFLE CORPS.

Clasp: EL-TEB-TAMAAI.

Condition: VF.

Comes with Research.

SOLD

$425.00

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1759

SCARCE  THREE BAR TO ARTILLERY //

EGYPT 1882 MEDAL NAMED TO: 25372. GUNNER. W. COSTEN. 6/1st. Bde. SCOTTISH  DIVISION. ROYAL ARTILLERY.

Clasps; SUAKIN 1884, EL-TEB and SUAKIN 1885.

Condition: VF.

Comes with Research.

$1,150.00

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1760

SCARCE //

EGYPT MEDAL NAMED TO: 28381, GUN: J. WRIGHT. 9/1. NO:IR:DIV: R.A. 9th Battery, 1st Brigade, North IRISH DIVISION, Royal Artillery.

Condition: VF.

NO: IRISH:DIV: R.A. 9th Battery, 1st Brigade, North Irish Division, Royal
Artillery did not serve in Egypt. This Battery was part of the
Londonderry Militia and only a handful of men who were detached with
other Batteries gained the Egypt medal.

Looks like the ribbon is original.
 

$685.00

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1761

THE 19th HUSSARS //

1882 EGYPT MEDAL NAMED TO: 2234. PTE. H. BASS. 19th. 19th HUSSARS.

Clasps: SUAKIN 1884, EL-TEB-TMAAI, THE NILE 1884-85 & KIRBEKAN.

Condition: VF

$1,195.00

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1763

SCARCE // TOFREK BAR// MARINES

EGYPT MEDAL NAMED TO: PTE. H. KAIL. ROYAL MARINE LIGHT INFANTRY

Clasps: SUAKIN 1885 & TOFREK.

Condition: VF

Comes with research

Only a small contingent of Marines at Tofrek.

$995.00

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1764

SCARCE // TOFREK BAR//

KHEDIVE'S STAR with the TOFREK clasp.

Condition: GVF.

$475.00

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1765

EGYPT 1882 MEDAL NAMED TO: F.P.J. RADFORD. ROYAL MARINE. H.M.S. CYGNET.

Clasps: ALEXANDRIA 11th. JULY. & SUAKIN 1885.

Condition: VF.

$850.00

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1766

SCARCE // TOFREK BAR// MARINES

EGYPT 1882 MEDAL NAMED TO: T.G. HESLOP. PTE. ROYAL MARINE LIGHT INFANTRY

Clasps: SUAKIN 1885 & TOFREK

Condition: VF.

$995.00