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19 June 2024

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Lot

№ 689

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19 June 2024

Hammer Price:
£130

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (2) (845. Serjt. J. Hearn, 22nd. Bde. R.A.; Gunner & Driver R. Ledsham. Rl. Arty.) contact marks to last, nearly very fine and better (2) £70-£90

John Hearn was born in Marylebone, London, in 1838. He attested for the Royal Artillery on 31 July 1856, and transferred to the Bengal Artillery as Gunner on 1 May 1857. Raised Battery Sergeant Major with No. 22 Brigade, R.A., he was discharged after 14 years of service in India.