I’ve finished my Royal Navy contingent for my Suakin campaign … well, until I start work on the armed train 😬
From the left: HMS Hecla’s company of Blue Jackets, commanded by Captain Arthur Wilson; HMS Carysfort’s RMLI company, Gatling gun battery, and company of Blue Jackets; rear: Private Thomas Edwards (1 Black Watch) with a pair of ammunition mules; front: Vice-Admiral Sir William Hewett VC KCB and staff.
Wilson and Edwards would be awarded VCs for their actions at second El Teb and Tamai respectively.
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Cheers
JJ