Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (181 Sergt. W. Hayes. Midd’x R.) engraved naming, minor edge bruising, traces of lacquer, very fine £80-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria.

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Provenance: Cross Collection, J. B. Hayward, January 1973.

William Hayes was born in 1850 and attested for the 57th Foot on 16 February 1873. He was promoted Corporal on 21 October 1876, and Sergeant on 19 February 1879, and served with the Regiment in South Africa during the Zulu War in 1879. He re-engaged in the Middlesex Regiment on 17 June 1882, ands was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 1 July 1891. He was discharged on 9 April 1894, and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal on 22 September 1912.