Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

A Battle of Omdurman group of three medals to Corporal Arthur James Mansfield, 21st Lancers and Military Mounted Police: Queen's Sudan Medal 1896-98 (3515. L/CPL. A. MANSFIELD. 21/ L'CRS.), officially engraved, contact marks including edge bruising and scratching to the field, otherwise very fine and toned; Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Edward VII (466 CPL A. J. MANSFIELD. M.M.P.) impressed in plain capitals, nearly extremely fine and toned; Khedive's Sudan Medal 1896-1908, clasp: Khartoum, unnamed as issued, about extremey fine and richly toned, [3]; together with ribbon bar, a photographic portrait of the recipient in the uniform of the 21st Lancers, an equestrian portrait in M.M.P. uniform, family photographs, and a small number of documents.

(36mm (first medal))

Arthur James Mansfield was born at Chatham in Kent in 1871 and baptised at the Royal Dockyard Church in November of that year. He grew up in Sheerness, and upon leaving school became a dockyard Labourer. Having moved to London, he attested for the 21st Hussars at Woolwich on the 2nd of November 1892. Mansfield served with the regiment in India between August 1893 and October 1896, when the Hussars were posted to Egypt, having been promoted to Lance-Corporal in January 1896. In May 1897 his Regiment was converted to Lancers, and they were the only British cavalry regiment to serve in Major-General H. H. Kitchener's conquest of the Sudan. At the Battle of Omdurman, 2nd September 1897, the 21st Lancers became famous for charging a hugely superior force of the enemy, losing seventy out of 400 men killed or wounded, and winning three Victoria Crosses. Mansfield is confirmed as having charged with C Squadron. He saw further service in the UK, Egypt and Ireland, and was awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1911. Arthur Mansfield died in Tottenham in August 1931, leaving his wife Rosa and three children. Offered with research.