The Collection of Medals Formed By Dr A W Stott

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Ladysmith (4838 Pte. J. Haran, Lanc. Fus.) extremely fine

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 Haran was born in Keighley, Yorkshire, and enlisted at Halifax for the Ist Battalion, aged 18 years. He served with the 2nd Battalion in the Boer War, was wounded at Venters Spruit, 17 January 1900, captured at Spion kop, 24 January 1900, later released, and died of Enteric Fever at Estcourt, South Africa, on 2 June 1900.