Orders, Decorations and Medals

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 1 clasp, Gemaizah 1888 (J. Wivell, A.B. H.M.S. Racer) nearly extremely fine £250-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Egypt and Sudan Medals 1882-1891 from the Collection of Jack Webb.

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91 medals with clasp for Gemaizah issued to Racer, together with 30 clasps to earlier medals.

John Wavell was born at Launceston on 29 May 1857, and joined as a Boy 2nd Class on 1 January 1873. He served aboard Racer from August 1885 to May 1889, and was invalided to Portsmouth on 2 October 1891 (ADM 158/36).