Description
Queen’s South Africa Medal, 3 bars, Defence of Kimberley, Orange Free State, Transvaal, King’s South Africa Medal, 2 bars, 5065 Pte Wellington Geary, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
QSA off impressed: “5065 Pte W. Geary, 1: L.N. Lanc: Regt”
KSA off impressed: “5065 Pte J. Geary. L.N. Lanc: Regt” (Initial matches medal roll exactly, but should have been written as W)
Provenance, Stanley Gibbons Sept 1990, Spink November 2005 and Dixons April 1906.
Entitlement confirmed on the roll.
Wellington Geary was born on 16th July 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire.
He attested for service on 11th February 1896 from the Loyal North Lancs Militia.
Saw the following service:
Home, 11th February 1896 – 21st Oct 1896
Ceylon, 22nd October 1896 – 10th Feb 1899
South Africa, 11th February 1899 – 17th September 1902.
Home, 18th September 1902 – 10th February 1912.
