Medals to The Rifle Brigade and Affiliated Regiments from the collection formed by Michael Haines

Three: Sergeant A. E. Green, 24th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps and Army Post Office Corps

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (18 Pte., A.P.O. Corps.); Volunteer Force Long Service, V.R. (3855 Sejt., 24 Middx. V.R.C.); Khedive’s Star 1882, some pitting from star, otherwise nearly very fine and very scarce (3) £200-250

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals to The Rifle Brigade and Affiliated Regiments from the collection formed by Michael Haines.

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The Army Post Office Corps was raised from volunteers from the 24th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps in 1882. 45 officers and men qualified for the Egypt 1882 medal without clasp, while ten of these men, including Green, served at Suakin in 1885, along with 11 others who were in Egypt for the first time and received the undated medal with Suakin 1885 clasp.