Special Collections

Sold on 4 July 2001

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The Collection of Medals to Artillery Units formed by Lt-Col. A.M. Macfarlane

Lt-Col. A.M. Macfarlane, RA (Retd)

Lot

№ 170

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4 July 2001

Hammer Price:
£75

Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, silver, no clasp (2465 Lce. Naik Sada Singh, No. 5 Bo. Mn. By.) nearly very fine £40-50

Sada Singh enlisted in 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery in 1891 and earned medals for Burma 1885-7, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 & Tirah 1897-98, and the Queen’s & Khedive’s Sudan medals for service at Suakin. He was promoted to Jemadar on 14 May 1901.