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Auction 75  26 September 2012
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Lot 2059

Estimate: 500 GBP
Price realized: 480 GBP
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MILITARY MEDALS. Campaign Groups. Egypt Campaign Pair awarded to Private Adam Whitehouse, 2nd Battalion Highland Light Infantry, dangerously wounded at Tel-El-Kebir, and later died of his wounds, Egypt Medal, 1882-1889, dated reverse, no clasp (522. Pte A. Whitehouse. 2/High: L.I.), Khedive's Star 1882-91, dated 1882; the first officially engraved in sloping capitals, the second unnamed, pair mounted on board for display, label beneath marked 'DOW'. Attractive dark tone, just one or two contact marks from star, extremely fine. (2)
Sold with copy roll mentions, confirming the recipient as being severely wounded at the battle of Tel-El-Kebir 13 September 1882. His is noted as having returned home on the ship Courland and is believed to have subsequently died of his wounds.

Estimate: £500-700
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