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Auction: 23112 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 387

Five: Private W. Fitzgerald, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment

India General Service 1895-1908, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (4419 Pte. W. Fitzgerald 1st Bn. Ryl. W. Surr: Regt.); 1914 Star (L-4419 Pte. W. Fitsgerald. 2/The Queen's R.), note surname spelling; British War and Victory Medals (L-4419 Pte. W. Fitzgerald. The Queen's R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (4419 Pte. W. Fitzgerald. The Queen's Regt.), contact marks, very fine (5)

William Fitzgerald was born at Bermondsey and was a bottlewasher by trade upon his enlistment at Bermondsey in May 1894. Having served in India (Medal & 2 clasps), he was awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal as per A.O. 286 of October 1912. Serving during the Great War in France with the 2nd Battalion from 19 October 1914, he suffered a gun shot wound on 8 November 1914 and was discharged in May 1916.

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