A SIGNIFICANT AND UNIQUE GROUP OF SIX MEDALS, to a soldier w...

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£2,600

A SIGNIFICANT AND UNIQUE GROUP OF SIX MEDALS, to a soldier who served in the 2st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment, in the Sudan Campaign and later in WWI, the group consists of Queens Sudan Medal, named 4014 Private H.Angrave, 1/N Staffordshire Regiment, British War and Victory medals named 4014 W.O. Class two, H.E.Angrave, North Staffordshire Regiment, Edward VII Army long service medal, named 4014, Sergeant H.E.Angrave, North Staffordshire Regiment, Khedives Sudan medal, with 'Hafir' Bar, named to No 4014 Private H.Angrave 1.North Staffordshire Regiment (large capital impressed) and Edward VI Meritorious Service medal, named W.O. Class two, H.E.Angrave, North Staffordshire Regiment, 'the first five medals are on a period wearing bar, all with period ribbons etc'. Hugo E Angrave served with the 2st Battalion who were based in Ireland, but moved to England in 1883, they then moved to the West Indies and on to Natal South Africa in 1887, the Battalion moved to Mauritius 1890, Malta 1893, and Egypt in 1895, the Battalion undertook operations under Lord Kitchener,after moving from Wadi Halfa to avoid a cholera outbreak, in the September they were involved in the battle against the 'Dervish Army' at 'Hafir', which ultimately ended the campaign, the 1st Battalion were the only British Line Regiment to be awarded the 'Hafir' bar M.I.C confirms the WWI pair only, also, with the group is a nice North Staffordshire Pacing stick, metal topped with Regiment crest, etc, four solid silver small spoons named on the cartouche, named Sergeant Angrave, a nice sepia photo on card of a soldier in Scottish Victorian Untiform, kilt etc, two S Stafford WWI era Collar dogs and a small button