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5 BAR EGYPT PAIR, 1st ROYAL HIGHLANDERS / BLACK WATCH, SHOT THROUGH HIS HELMET AT KIRBEKAN 1885

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Conflict 19th Century Nation United Kingdom
Item Type None Source Site THE_MEDAL_CENTRE
Product ID 497920 Currency GBP

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Egypt & Sudan medal with 1882 dated reverse & clasps for Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb-Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85 & Kirbekan, & 1882 dated Khedives star To- 2673.PTE.J.CONNOLLY.1/R.HRSAll five clasps are confirmed on the roll & the Khedives star is unnamed as issued.The recipient is mentioned by name in my six years with the Black Watch 1881-1887 by John Gordon. In which he relates a tale about the recipient being shot through his Wolsey helmet at Kirbekan 10-2-1885 & being extremely lucky to receive nothing more than a minor flesh wound to his scalp.NEF & Complete with medal roll details & other basic research details

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