Lot Essay
The above described award is mounted for display on an old wooden wall-plaque which bears an inscribed silver shield, 'Medal given by General Gordon to his troops in Khartoum, 1884-85'.
Details
GENERAL GORDON'S STAR FOR THE SIEGE OF KHARTOUM 1884-85, pewter, lacking star and crescent suspension, one or two arm points bent, otherwise very fine
Provenance
Major Sir Robert Bower, K.B.E., C.M.G., who accompanied Lord Charles Beresford up the Nile on his attempt to relieve Gordon and who had command of the 'picked shots' on one of the Steamers.
Special notice
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