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Four: Colour-Sergeant Edward Leen, Royal Irish Fusiliers, late Royal Munster Fusiliers
East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, 1900 (3980 Clr:-Sjt: E. Leen. Muns: Fus:); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (3980 Serjt: E. Leen. Rl: Muns: Fus:); British War Medal 1914-20 (25378 C. Sjt. E. Leen. R. Ir. Fus.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3980 C. Sjt: E. Leen. R. Munster Fus.) contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine or better (4) £600-£700
57 British officers and other ranks received the medal and clasp or just the clasp for ‘1900’ to the East and West Africa medal.
Edward Leen was discharged from the Royal Munster Fusiliers on 7 April 1912. Recalled for service on 13 February 1915, he served in India from 19 October 1916 to 1 November 1919, and was finally demobilised on 31 December 1919. Sold with copied discharge papers and medal roll extracts.
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