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13 September 2023

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Lot

№ 188

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13 September 2023

Hammer Price:
£360

Pair: Private W. Preece, North Staffordshire Regiment

Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (4517. Pte. W. Preece. 1/N. Staff: R; Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Hafir (4157. [sic] Pte. W. Preece. 1. N. Staff. R.) contact marks, very fine (2) £360-£440

Walter Preece was born in Shifnal, Shropshire in 1876. He attested into the North Staffordshire Regiment on 13 June 1894, and served in the Sudan during the 1896 Dongola expedition. After later service in the East Indies, he was discharged on 30 January 1906. Entitlement to Hafir clasp not confirmed.

Sold together with copy service papers and medal roll extract.