India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hazara 1888 (Lt. W. Moore-Lane. R.A.) good very fine £160-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Simon C. Marriage Collection of Medals to the Artillery.

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William Moore-Lane was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1881 and took part in the Hazara Expedition in 1888 (Medal with Clasp). He transferred to the Army Ordnance Department in April 1896, in which he was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel in 1906 and was Chief Inspector from 1908 to 1910. He received the Coronation medal in 1911 and served throughout the Great War in Chester, passing to retired pay in October 1919. He was Mentioned in Despatches for his valuable services during the War (Times, 26 February 1917), and awarded the C.B.E. for like services (London Gazette 3 June 1919).