The Simon C. Marriage Collection of Medals to the Artillery

Three: Battery Quartermaster Sergeant H. Feegan, Royal Artillery

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Tel-El-Kebir (14809. By. Qr. Mr. Sergt. H. Feegan. H/1st Bde. R.A.) ; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (8463. By. Qr. Mr. Sergt. H. Feegan. H/1st R.A.); Meritorious Service Medal, E.VII.R. (Actg: Serjt: Maj: H. Feegan. R.A.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, naming lightly engraved on reverse points of star (H F H 1 RA) the first with pitting from star, good fine, otherwise nearly very fine or better (4) £300-£400

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

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M.S.M. with Annuity £10 granted 1 January 1905.

L.S. & G.C. and gratuity £5 awarded 1 April 1882.

Henry Feegan was born at Purfleet, near Brentwood, Essex, and enlisted into the Royal Artillery at Woolwich on 7 April 1863. He served in Afghanistan and in Egypt with H/1st Brigade (also entitled to Afghanistan medal, no clasp; Egypt medal, Tel-el-Kebir clasp). He was discharged having reached the age limit on 9 December 1897, and died at Drayton on 20 October 1918.

Sold with copied research and discharge papers.