Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2022 NYINC Auction 14-16 Jan 2022
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Only 46 members of the Royal Horse Guards were entitled to the clasp for Abu Klea.
According to the service records that accompany this lot, the 6-foot tall, light brown haired Trooper John Coley seems to have been rather popular: he was sidelined once with gonorrhea (complete with a 22-day hospital stay) and twice with syphilis, once for 23 days and later for 31.
Accompanied by a Khedive's Star. Offered with a modern ribbon.
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From the Gem Collection.
Estimate: $500 - $1000