Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: 2nd Captain of Quarter-Deck Men J. Cross, Royal Navy

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, El-Teb-Tamaai (2 Captn. Qr. Dk. Men, H.M.S. Briton); Khedive’s Star 1884, the first with heavy contact marks, good fine or better (2) £200-250

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals for Services at Sea from the Collection of the Late Oliver Stirling Lee.

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Of approximately 99 Egypt Medals with “El-Teb-Tamaai” clasp awarded to the Royal Navy, 20 were issued to men from the ship’s company of H.M.S. Briton, and less than half of these as single clasp awards. An Able Seaman John Cross, H.M.S. Briton, is listed as being wounded at the Battle of Tamaai but it is not confirmed as the same man.