A Collection of Medals to the Royal Irish Fusiliers

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (6132 Cpl. J. Metcalfe, Rl. Irish Fus.) good very fine £200-240

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Royal Irish Fusiliers.

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Private J. Metcalfe, 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers, was wounded in Natal on 27 February 1900. Then, serving with the 2nd Battalion, he died of disease at Machadodorp, 1 February 1901. Entitled to clasp ‘South Africa 1901’. With copied roll extracts.