Beschreibung:

A Sudan and Boer War Campaign Group of 3 awarded to Private E Long, 1st Battalion the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, comprising: Queen’s Sudan Medal, 1896 (3181. Pte. E. Long. 1/ R. War. R.), Queen’s South Africa Medal, 2nd type reverse with ghosted dates, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast, South Africa 1901 (3181 Pte. E. Long, Rl. Warwick: Regt), Khedive’s Sudan Medal, 1896-1908, 2 clasps, The Atbara, Khartoum; the first medal officially engraved in typical upright capitals, the second officially impressed, the latter unnamed as issue, group loose. Some hairlines from polishing, good very fine. (3) Private Ernest Edward Long was born c.1873 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, and attested for service with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment 3 February 1891, at Warwick, having previously worked as a Labourer. He served with this regiment in the Nile Expedition and Sudan Campaign of 1898, including the Battles of Omdurman and Atbara. He was transferred to the Army Reserve before being recalled at the outbreak of the Second Boer War, where he served in South Africa between the 24 November 1899 and 10 August 1901. He served for over 12 years with the colours. It appears he also attested for home service during the Great War with the Royal Defence Corps, with his papers showing an age of 42 on enlistment. Sold with copy attestation and service papers.