Egypt Medal, Tel-El-Kebir correctly engraved 893. Tp: Sgt. Maj: J. Pedley ... Gds (please note the service number)
3rd Issue Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Correctly engraved 895 Tp: Sgt. Maj: J. Pedley. 4th. Dn. GDS.
Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, the reverse contemporarily engraved ‘T.S. Major J. Pedley. R.I.D.G. 895
Condition GF (edge bruising to Egypt and contacting from the star)
| Estimate: | £240 - £280 |
| Hammer price: | £320 |
Hammered for £700 at Noonan's on 29th June 2022, so after fees, the group cost just over £900.
James Pedley was born in Nottingham in 1847. Aged 18, he attested for the 13th Hussars on 16th May 1865. He transferred to the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards on 31st July 1866.
Pedley was appointed Shoeing Smith on 3rd August 1868, and he was made Corporal in February 1871, Sergeant on 26th April 1873, and Troop Sergeant Major on 27th February 1875.
His service amounted to 26 years and 67 days’ service when he was pensioned on 21st July 1891. He only spent 75 days abroad during his service, those 75 days being in Egypt, where he took part in the battle of Tel - El - Kebir.
At the time of his retirement, Pedley was serving as Regimental Sergeant Major. He was presented with a solid silver tea service, as reported in the Army and Navy Gazette on Saturday, 8th August 1891.
4th Dragoon Guards. A correspondent writes from Aldershot: The corporals and troopers have presented Regtl. Serjt.-Major Pedley with a silver tea service on his retirement. The testimonial bears the following inscription: ‘Presented to Regtl. Serjt.-Major J. Pedley, (R. 1.) Dragoon Guards, by the corporals and privates of the regiment as a mark of esteem and respect on his leaving the regiment after 26 years’ service, July, 1891.’ The warrant and non-commissioned officers presented the Serjt.-Major with a valuable marble timepiece. In Serjt.-Major Pedley, the regiment loses a pattern Non-commissioned officer and one who, during his long service, had earned universal goodwill.
