EGYPT AND SUDAN MEDAL

THE SCARCE EGYPT 1882 TO A SERGEANT OF THE YORK AND LANCS REGIMENT WHO SUFFERED A SPEAR WOUND TO THE HEAD DURING THE HAND TO HAND FIGHTING AT THE BATTLE OF TAMAAI, 14 MARCH 1884

EGYPT AND SUDAN 1882-89, UNDATED REVERSE, 1 CLASP, EL-TEB_TAMAAI ‘1448 LCE. SERGT. J. AVENS. 1/YORK & LANC: R:’

John Avens was born at Llantrissant, Glamorgan, in 1848 and attested for the 65th Regiment of Foot at Taunton on 17 November 1866. Promoted Corporal on 24 May 1881, Lance Sergeant on 8 August 1883, and Sergeant on 12 March 1884, he served with the Regiment in India from 10 February 1871 to 27 February 1884, and then in the Sudan from 28 February 28 February to 28 March 1884, and suffered a spear wound to the head at the Battle of Tamaai, 14 March 1884. He was discharged on 2 June 1885, after 18 years and 133 days’ service.

Condition; light pitting from star, otherwise GVF. Sold with copied record of service and other research. Ex Noonans 2021.

A fine medal to a casualty of one of the fiercest battles of the Victorian era.