A Collection of Medals Relating to the Battle of Abu Klea

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 3 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (4907 Pte. J. Russell, 1/Scots Gds.) edge bruising and pitting from star, otherwise better than good fine £300-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals Relating to the Battle of Abu Klea.

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Four officers and 80 other ranks of the 1st and 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards, were present at Abu Klea in the Guards Camel Regiment.

James Russell was born in the town of Lawrence Kirk, Kincardine, sometime in 1859. He enlisted into the Scots Guards on 2nd September 1879, being discharged on 14 August 1891 on completion of his first period of limited service. Sold with confirmation and six pages of copied service papers.