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Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2) (4162 Gnr: F. J. Lowe. R.A.; 2555 Farr: St. Serjt: H. G. Mutton. R.F.A.) good very fine (2) £70-£90

Fred James Lowe was born in Hampstead, London, in 1864. He attested for the 3rd Hussars at Hounslow on 5 August 1884, and was raised Bandsman 1 February 1885. His Army Service Record adds: ‘injury to hand 31 July 1893 when not on duty’. Re-engaged at Aldershot for the Royal Regiment of Artillery on 1 May 1896, Lowe was discharged at Woolwich after 18 years with the Colours, his character noted as ‘exemplary’.