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Accession Number | REL31697 |
Collection type | Heraldry |
Object type | Medal |
Physical description | Silver |
Maker |
Pinches, John Unknown Wyon, Leonard Charles |
Place made | United Kingdom |
Date made | c 1885-1886 |
Conflict |
Sudan, 1885 |
Egypt Medal 1882-1889 : Private R Carfoot, NSW Infantry
Egypt Medal 1882 -1889 with the bar 'SUAKIN 1885'. The recipient's number, rank, name and regiment are engraved on the edge. Obverse: The diademed and veiled head of Queen Victoria with the legend, 'VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX'. Reverse: The Sphinx on a pedestal with the word 'EGYPT' above. The exergue is blank . The medal is fitted with a straight swivel suspender and a single rectangular campaign bar. A piece of 32 mm ribbon that has three bright blue and two white stripes of equal width is attached to the suspender.
This medal was awarded to 19 Private Richard Carfoot for his service with the New South Wales Contingent sent to the Sudan in 1885. He was attached to C Company, Infantry. Carfoot, who stated that he was a 25 year old cooper on his enlistment, was born at Burton-upon-Trent, England. He had previously served with the New South Wales Engineers.