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Auction: 25002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 79

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Transvaal (4274 Pte. A. Quiggan, 2: Shrops: Lt. Infy.), very fine

Provenance:
Purchased October 1996.

Alfred Quiggan, a native of Birmingham, was born in 1875 and made his living as a labourer upon his joining the Shropshire Light Infantry in November 1893. He served in India from February 1896 until September 1897 (no Medal) and then in South Africa during the Boer War from 8 November 1899 to 11 December 1900. In that latter campaign he was injured in a railway accident at Frederickstad on 30 July 1900. Quiggan was discharged in November 1909.

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Estimate
£80 to £120

Starting price
£60