Orders, Decorations and Medals

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (6480 Pte. P. Duffy, 1st Connaught Rang.) contact marks, nearly very fine £200-240

Patrick Duffy was born in Devonport. A Labourer by occupation and member of the 5th Battalion Connaught Rangers, he attested for full-time service with the Connaught Rangers at Athlone on 7 October 1898, aged 19 years. With the 1st Battalion he served in South Africa, November 1899-February 1903. Serving at the battle of Colenso, 15 December 1899, his service papers record that he was wounded; the published casualty roll records that he was ‘Missing’ and later ‘Released’. For his wartime services he was awarded the Queen’s medal with four clasps and the King’s medal with two. In September 1903 he successfully trained for service as a Mounted Infantryman at Kilworth. Transferred to the Army Reserve in October 1906, he was finally discharged in October 1910. With copied service papers.