Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private J. Emery, Lancashire Fusiliers

Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (5441 Pte. J. Emery 2/Lan: Fus:); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (5441 Pte. J. Emery. 2nd. L.F.) contemporarily engraved naming, minor edge bruise to last, good very fine (2) £300-£400

John Emery was born in Widnes, Lancashire, and attested for the Lancashire Fusiliers at Bury, Lancashire, on 1 April 1896. He served with the Regiment during the re-conquest of the Sudan, and was present at the Battle of Omdurman. Returning to the U.K., he died of a lung infection whilst stationed at Chatham, Kent, on 8 December 1899, after 3 years and 8 months’ service.

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