Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Talana (4444 Pte. P. Cregan, Rl. Dublin Fus:) nearly extremely fine £240-£280

Patrick Cregan was born in Dublin in 1873. A labourer, he attested for the Royal Dublin Fusiliers on 1 July 1892 and served for over three years in India from 9 February 1894. It was here that he was awarded his Certificate for Transport Duties, dated 7 September 1896. Transferred to South Africa on 18 May 1897, he was passed for Corporal on 8 March 1898 and witnessed extensive service during the Boer War as part of the Natal Field Force. The official casualty roll records Cregan wounded in action whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion at Dundee on 20 October 1899, almost certainly in consequence of the series of skirmishes and engagements during the Battle of Talana.