Pair: Petty Officer Second Class E. Hunt, Royal Navy

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, El-Teb (E. Hunt, 2. Captn. Qr. Dk. Men. H.M.S. Dryad.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1884, unnamed as issued, good very fine (2) £260-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Egypt Medals to the Royal Navy.

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One of only 12 medals with clasp El-Teb awarded to H.M.S. Dryad.

Edward Hunt was born at Bishopgate, London, on 20 June 1854 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 23 March 1870. Advanced Petty Officer Second Class on 1 January 1880, he served in H.M.S. Dryad from 18 December 1883 to 25 March 1884, seeing active service in that ship during the Sudanese campaign of 1884, including the action at El-Teb on 29 February 1884. He was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment with hard labour on 25 March 1884 (although this was later commuted to 6 months’ imprisonment), and he was dismissed the service on 26 April 1884, having arrived at Winchester Gaol borne from Egypt in H.M.S. Orontes.

Sold with copied service record and medal roll extract.