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Auction: 17002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 142

Five: Private G. T. Robertson, 72nd Highlanders

Afghanistan 1878-80, 3 clasps, Charasia, Kabul, Kandahar (1365 Pte. G. Robertson, 72nd Highrs.); Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (1365 Prive. G. Robertson, 72nd Highlanders); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Tel-el-Kebir (1365 Pte. G. Robertson, 1/Sea. Highrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (1365 Pte. G. Robertson, Sea. Hghrs.); Khedive's Star 1882, the reverse neatly engraved, '1365 Pte. G. Robertson, 1/Sea. Hrs.', suspension claw flattened and refixed on the first, contact marks and edge bruising overall, thus fine or better (5)

George T. Robertson, a native of Perth, enlisted in the 72nd Highlanders in 1868. A short biographical entry appears in the Marchioness of Tullibardine's A Military History of Perthshire 1899-1902 (R. A. & J. Hay, Perth, 1908), together with a portrait photograph. The former confirms his entitlement to the above described Medals & clasps and states that he was discharged in 1889.



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