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Auction: 21003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 162

(x) Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Talana, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing's Nek, Belfast (3396 Pte W. G. Caskey, I: Leic: Regt), slight contact wear, very fine

William Henry Caskey was born at St Marys, Durham in 1874 the son of Rose Caskey of 24 Diamond Street, South Shields. Enlisting with the 1st Battalion Leicester Regiment on 7 April 1892, he was posted to the West Indies on 17 January 1894. While here he was imprisoned for misconduct on 7 September 1895 and sentenced to 84 days confinement, returning to duty on 6 December 1895. Only a few days later Caskey joined his Battalion in their new posting of South Africa, arriving on 23 December. During the course of the war he was again imprisoned, this time for being found drunk on duty on 10 November 1901 but was returned to duty by 27 November. Transferred to the Regimental Depot by 16 August 1902 he was discharged on 3 April 1904; sold together with service records and medal rolls.

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Sold for
£480

Starting price
£210