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Auction: 25002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 31

(x) Five: Private E. Lamb, Dorset Regiment, late Gordon Highlanders

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 2 clasps, El-Teb-Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85 (802 Pte. E. Lamb. 1/Gord. Highrs.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (2366 Pte. E. Lamb. 2/Dorset Rgt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2366 Pte. E. Lamb. Dorset Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (2366 Pte. E. Lamb. Dorset R.); Khedive’s Star 1884, contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise very fine (5)

Edwin Lamb was born at Sherborne, Dorset in 1863 and enlisted with the 39th Brigade in February 1881. Posted to the Gordon Highlanders that same July, he served in the 1st Battalion from November 1882. This unit was part of the Gordon relief force in 1884, taking part in the Battles of El-Teb and Tamaai during that time. At El-Teb they were notably at the front of the British Square, taking the brunt of the Mahdist charge. Later they were part of the 1st brigade whose square was unbroken at the Battle of Tamaai.

Leaving Egypt after the failure of the Expedition in September 1885, Lamb later transferred to the Army Reserve in February 1887. He returned to the Colours as a Private in the Dorsetshire Regiment that April, serving with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa from November 1899. They saw heavy fighting on the Tugela River including bloody reverse at Laing's Nek and Colenso, and whilst there Lamb was awarded his L.S. & G.C. (A.O. of July 1899 refers).

Lamb left the country in October 1902 and was finally discharged in March 1903; sold with copied research.

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£500 to £700

Starting price
£400