A rare Battle of Tel-El-Kebir casualty Egypt Medal 1882-1889, dated reverse, 1 Clasp: Tel-El-Kebir awarded to Private C.F. Bathe, 27th Company, Royal Marine Light Infantry who would see action at the Battle of Tel-El-Kebir on 13th September 1882 benig severely wounded and subsequently dying of his wounds.
Egypt Medal 1882-1889, dated reverse 1 Clasp: Tel-El-Kebir; (C.F. BATHE. PTE. R.M.)
Condition: minor contact wear including edge-knock to the reverse rim at 6 o’clock, Very Fine
Private. C.F. Bathe, 27th Company, Royal Marines would see service in Egypt during the Egyptian War where he would be present at the Battle of Tel-El-Kebir on 13th September 1882. He would be severely wounded in the fighting and later died of his wounds. The Battle of Tel El Kebir (often spelled Tel-El-Kebir) was fought on 13 September 1882 at Tel-El-Kebir in Egypt, 110 km north-north-east of Cairo. An entrenched Egyptian force under the command of Ahmed ʻUrabi was defeated by a British army led by Garnet Wolseley, in a sudden assault preceded by a march under cover of darkness. The battle was the decisive engagement of the Anglo-Egyptian War.
