The Collection of Medals Formed By Dr A W Stott

Seven: Corporal J. Connor, Lancashire Fusiliers and Grenadier Guards
Queen’s Sudan 1896 (4804 Pte. J. Connor, 2/Lan. Fus.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek, S.A. 1901 (4804 Cpl. J. Connor, Lanc. Fus.); 1914-15 Star (12461 Musician J. Connor, G. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (12461 Pte. J. Connor, G. Gds.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (12461 Musician J. Connor, G. Gds.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (Pte. J. Connor, 2nd L.F.) the earlier medals heavily contact marked and bruised, good fine, otherwise good very fine (7)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals Formed By Dr A W Stott.

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John Connor was born in Liverpool and enlisted there on 24 April 1894, aged 16 years, a musician by trade. He was wounded by a gunshot wound at the battle of Omdurman (London Gazette 30 September 1898, p.5733), one of only six battle casualties for the regiment during the whole Sudan Campaign. He transferred to the Grenadier Guards on 2 November 1906 and served in France from 21 October 1915, where he was wounded.