Queens Sudan Pair of Medals to no. 3325 Pte. Willam Saward, 1st Royal Warwickshire Regiment
- confirmed on roll. The Queen's Sudan Medal was authorized March 1899 and awared to all British Military forces who took part in the campaign in the reconquest of the Sudan following the defeat of Gordon some 13 years earlier in 1885.
Both medals are named in block style letters "3325 PTE W. SAWARD 1 R. WAR. R" .
Included are the confirmation on the roll as being entitled to both medals with the Khartoum bar, Willam Saward's enlistment/attestation paper showing he joined the Warwicks on July 10, 1891 (seems he was a Labourer with a lot of tattos!), his service record confirming no only action at Omdurman but also service in the Boer War - Sevice record also shows that he was guilty of the crime "striking a superior officer", promoted Lance Corporal but returned to Pte at his own request. Discharged 1903. Additionally provided are two documents outlining the Warwickshire participation in the Sudan campaign. One is the regimental war diary outlining the daily activities of the regiment during the campaign and provides very specific detail (7 pages) the other is taken from the book "The Story of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment formerly the Sixth Foot" also providing very specific detail of the advance and battle at Omdurman (5 pages).
