Orders, Decorations and Medals

Pair: Lance-Corporal J. Thompson, 21st Lancers, a member of ‘B’ Squadron who was wounded in the charge at Omdurman

Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (3766 Pte., 21/L[anc]ers); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum, unnamed, the first with contact marks and polished, and loss of three letters in ‘Lancers’ due to edge bruising, thus fair to fine, the second rather better (2) £1400-1600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Tom Gustard Collection of Medals & Militaria and to the 21st Lancers.

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Thompson, who was advanced to Lance-Corporal in March 1899, was one of 26 members of ‘B’ Squadron wounded in the charge at Omdurman, his own wound being ‘above the right eye (slight)’ (The Times refers - where his initial is given as ‘E.’).