Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A silver cigarette case to an Omdurman Charger

A silver cigarette case, silver, hallmarks for London 1894, the obverse engraved in blue enamelled script ‘A. D. Champion 21st Hussars’, with top right painted cameo of a mounted officer of the 21st Hussars, the reverse with the Regimental crest of the 21st Hussars in blue enamel, good condition £150-£200

Arthur Duncan Champion attested originally for the 10th Hussars and serving in the ranks was advanced Sergeant. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 21st Hussars on 21 September 1892, and was promoted Lieutenant on 15 April 1896. Re-designated Lancers in 1897, Champion served with the Regiment in the Sudan, and was a member of Captain Eadon’s “D” Squadron during the Regiment’s historic charge at Omdurman on 2 September 1898. Promoted Captain on 28 October 1899, he saw further service in South Africa during the Boer War as Second in Command of the 35th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, with the rank of Major, from 27 January 1902. He relinquished his commission in 1903.