The John Nicholson Collection of medals to men who fought in the Kaffir Wars of 1834-53

China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Edwd. Sleater, 1st Bn. 2nd Regt.) officially impressed naming, light contact marks, otherwise very fine £280-£320

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The John Nicholson Collection of medals to men who fought in the Kaffir Wars of 1834-53.

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Edward Sleater was born in 1831 in the Parish of St Martin’s, Guernsey. Prior to his service in China in 1860, he served with the 2nd Foot during the Kaffir war in 1851-53 (Medal).