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Auction: 25113 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 278

Four: Private T. Wareing, Lancashire Fusiliers

Queen's Sudan 1896-98 (5362. Pte T. Waring. 2/Lan: Fus:); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing's Nek (5362 Pte J. Wareing. Lanc. Fus:); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5362 Pte T. Waring. Lanc: Fus:); Khedive's Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (5362. Pte. T. Waring. 2nd L.F.) engraved, lightly toned very fine (4)

Thomas Wareing was born at St. Edmunds, Rochdale, Lancashire and was previously a labourer before he attested into the Lancashire Fusiliers on 17 December 1895. He served in Egypt between 15 February 1898 - 8 October 1898 before serving in Crete between 9 October 1898 - 3 December 1898 and then served in Malta between 4 December 1898 - 14 September 1899. He returned to serve at Home between 12 September 1899 - 1 December 1899 before serving in South Africa between 2 December 1899 -28 October 1902. Wareing returned Home on 29 October 1902 where he remained until he completed his service on 16 December 1911. During his service he was tried by D.C.M. twice and on each occasion was sentenced to 21 days hard labour.

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