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Auction: 18003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 320

Three: Private W. Holleran, Lancashire Fusiliers

Queen's Sudan 1896-98 (5009 Pte. W. Holleran, 2/Lan: Fus:); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing's Nek (5009 Pte. M. Holleran, Lan. Fus:); Khedive's Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (5009. Pte. W. Holleran. 2nd. L.F.), this first with officially re-engraved naming, note initials, generally very fine (3)

William Holleran, a native of Athlone, Ireland, served overseas with the Lancashire Fusiliers in India, February 1897-January 1898, Sudan, January 1898-October 1898 (Queens Medal, Khedive's Medal & clasp), at the occupation of Crete, October 1898-December 1898 and in South Africa, December 1899-October 1902 (Queen's Medal & 5 clasps). Discharged in October 1906, Holleran came before a court martial on two occasions in his career, for drunkeness and assault in 1894 and going absent without leave in 1896; sold with copied service extracts.

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Sold for
£320