Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Gunner J. Keating, Royal Horse Artillery, later Police Constable, Metropolitan Police

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (1337. Gunr. J. Keating. 1/A. Bde. R.H.A.); Jubilee 1887, 1 clasp, 1897, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P.C. J. Kealing. [sic] R. Div.); Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P.C. J. Keating. R. Div.) heavily polished and worn, contact marks, therefore fair to fine (3) £140-£180

John Keating was born on 22 February 1854 and attested for the Royal Horse Artillery on 27 May 1872. He served with 1/A Brigade during the Second Afghan War, ands was discharged on 23 March 1882. He subsequently joined the Metropolitan Police on 14 July 1884 and served with ‘R’ (Greenwich) Division. He was pensioned on 4 May 1906.

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