The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria

Five: Colour-Sergeant Edwin Foot, Middlesex Regiment, late Scots Guards

Coronation 1902, bronze; Coronation 1911; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 1 clasp, Tel-El-Kebir (2254. Sergt. E. Foot. 1/Scots Gds.; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (543 Cr. Sergt. E. Foot. Midd’x R.); Khedive’s Star 1882, original mounting as worn in order listed, contact marks and pitting from star, otherwise good fine and better (5) £380-£420

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria.

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Edwin Foot was born in the Parish of Charlton Hawthorne, Wincanton, Somerset, and enlisted into the Scots Guards at Dorchester on 20 April 1876, aged 18, a shoemaker by trade. He was promoted to Corporal on 1 September 1875; Lance-Sergeant, 28 April 1877; Sergeant, 16 January 1878; in Egypt from 30 July to 14 November, 1882, and transferred to the Middlesex regiment on 31 December 1882. He was appointed Colour-Sergeant on 27 February 1884, and transferred to 3rd Middlesex Regiment as Staff Instructor of Musketry on 20 March 1889. He was discharged at his own request on 21 November 1892, aged 41 years 7 months. Sold with copied discharge papers but Coronation medals have not been confirmed.