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12 November 2020

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Lot

№ 99

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12 November 2020

Hammer Price:
£320

Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie (2064. Pte. C. Gerring, 2.Bn. 23. R.W. Fus: 1873-4.) edge bruising, very fine £280-£320

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

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Charles Gerring was born in Faringdon, Berkshire, in 1850 and attested for the 23rd Regiment of Foot at Reading on 21 November 1870. He served with the 2nd Battalion on the Gold Coast in 1873-74, and then in Gibraltar, before purchasing his discharge on 23 January 1878, after 7 years and 64 days’ service.

Sold with copied research.