Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Foreman A. McLaren, Ottawa Contingent

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 2 clasps, The Nile 1884-85, Kirbekan (243, Foren. A. Mc.Laren, Ottawa Contgt.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, unnamed as issued; together with a circular presentation medal, 45mm, bronze, the obverse engraved with a depiction of the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx, with ‘Egypt’ below, the reverse with an applied bronze diamond engraved ‘Metal from Gen. Gordon’s Steamer Khartoum Soudan 1884’, with swivel ring and straight bar suspension, the suspension bar engraved ‘Capt A. Mc.Laurin [sic] from Capt H. Mc.Kay’, edge nicks to first, very fine and better, rare (3) £2,000-£2,400

Only 45 Kirbekan clasps issued to Canadian Boatmen. Approximately 392 Canadian boatmen received the medal for the Nile campaign, of whom 169 served in the Ottawa Contingent, including 24 who also served at Kirbekan.

Sold with a photographic portrait image of the recipient, details of the clan MacLaren and copied medal roll extract