Reconquest of the Sudan pair awarded to Private J. Beale, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment who saw service during the reconquest of the Sudan including at the Battle of The Atbara on 8th April 1898 and the Battle of Omdurman on 2nd September 1898 followed by the entry into Khartoum.
Pair: Queen’s Sudan Medal 1896-1898; (4400 PTE. J. BEALE. 1./R. WAR.R.) Khedive’s Sudan Medal 1896-1908, 2 clasps: The Atbara, Khartoum; (4400 PTE. J. BEALE. 1ST ROY. WARWICKSHIRE REGT.)
Condition: edge-bruise at 7 o’clock to the Queen’s Sudan medal, minor contact wear throughout, Nearly Extremely Fine
John Beale saw service as a Private (No. 4400) with the 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment during the reconquest of the Sudan including at the Battle of The Atbara on 8th April 1898 and the Battle of Omdurman on 2nd September 1898 followed by the entry into Khartoum.
There is a man of the same name, and place of birth and of 39 years old who re-enlists in August 1914 and saw service in the Great War both in France and in Egypt. He would survive the war to be discharged on 26th March 1919.
