Five: Private A.J. Turpie, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, a Gallipoli Casualty, India General Service 1895-1902, two clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (Pte., 2nd Bn. Derby. Regt.); Queen's South Africa, three clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (Pte., Notts. & Derby. Regt.); 1914-15 Star (Pte., Notts. & Derby. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Pte., Notts. & Derby. R.), the first two with refixed suspension claws, edge bruising and contact wear, thus good fine, the remainder extremely fine (5)

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Five: Private A.J. Turpie, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, a Gallipoli Casualty, India General Service 1895-1902, two clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (Pte., 2nd Bn. Derby. Regt.); Queen's South Africa, three clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (Pte., Notts. & Derby. Regt.); 1914-15 Star (Pte., Notts. & Derby. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Pte., Notts. & Derby. R.), the first two with refixed suspension claws, edge bruising and contact wear, thus good fine, the remainder extremely fine (5)

Lot Essay

Private A. Turpie was wounded at Tirah on 29.12.1897, following a successful attack by the 2nd Battalion, Derbyshire Regiment on Karamna two days earlier - the withdrawal back to base from Karamna of the ten picquets was hotly harrassed by hostile tribesmen and several casualties incurred. Rejoining the Sherwood Foresters at the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914, Turpie served with the newly raised 9th Battalion which arrived at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli on 6.8.1915 as part of the 11th Division. He was killed in action on the 21st of that month during the disastrous attacks on Hill 60, 'W' and Scimitar Hills, actions which resulted in 5000 Allied casualties.