Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private H. Rothwell, Lancashire Fusiliers, taken prisoner of war at Spion Kop, 24 January 1900, and killed in action at Holland Farm, 19 December 1902

Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (4996. Pte. H. Rothwell. 2/Lan: Fus:); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (4996 Pte. H. Rothwell, Lanc: Fus:); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (4996. Pte. H. Rothwell. 2nd L. F.) suspension claw loose on 1st, good very fine or better (3) £600-800

H. Rothwell was born in Manchester, and attested for the Lancashire Fusiliers, in October 1894. He served with the Regiment in the Sudan, and during the Second Boer War. During the latter he was taken POW at Spion Kop, 24 January 1900, and subsequently released. On his return to service he was attached to the 14th Mounted Infantry, and was killed in action at Holland Farm, 19 December 1902 (published transcription of casualty roll erroneously attributes the last casualty to ‘4998 H. Rothwell’ of the same regiment, it is undoubtedly the same man).