Medals to Trumpeters from the Collection of Roderick Cassidy

Pair: Trumpeter C. Roach, 20th Hussars

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (1240 Trumpr., 20th Husrs.); Khedive’s Star 1884-86, contact marks to the first, and one or two edge bruises, otherwise very fine (2) £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals to Trumpeters from the Collection of Roderick Cassidy.

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Charles Roach was born in London and enlisted in the 20th Hussars in November 1874, aged 14 years. Appointed a Trumpeter in December 1877, he served in Egypt and the Sudan between September 1884 and March 1887, participating in the Gordon Relief Expedition and the Battle of Ginnis. Roach was discharged in August 1888 shortly after his return to the U.K.