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Auction: 21002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 75

Pair: Trumpeter G. England, 9th Lancers

Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 clasps, Kabul, Kandahar (1690. Trumpr. G. England. 9th. Lancers.); Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (1690 Trumpeter G. England 9th Lancers), pitting to obverse and reverse of first, otherwise good very fine (2)

G. England, a member of 'F' Troop, 9th Lancers, served with the regiment in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The 9th saw significant action during the campaign, most famously at the Battle of Killa Kazi (11 December 1879) when Headquarters and three Troops under the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Cleland (who later died of wounds received in this action) made multiple charges against vastly superior Afghan forces in attempts to save the guns of F Battery, A Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery.

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Sold for
£800

Starting price
£480