Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private J. Curran, Manchester Regiment, late Lancashire Fusiliers

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Natal, Belfast (6165 Pte. J. Curran. Manch: Regt.) partially officially corrected; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (6165 Pte. J. Curran. Manch: Regt.) heavy edge bruising to KSA, with right hand top lug broken off, this fair; the QSA good very fine (2) £100-£140

Joseph Curran was born in Poona, Bombay, in 1867, and enlisted in the Lancashire Fusiliers on 5 September 1885. Sent to India in November 1888, he was posted to a variety of cities and hill stations, latterly Poona in 1892 and Quetta in 1894; the recipient’s Army Service Record notes repeated absence from the 2nd Battalion during this period, resulting in imprisonment and a poor character reference upon discharge. Returning home to England, Curran re-enlisted in the 3rd Battalion, Manchester Regiment on 28 April 1898 and served in South Africa with the 1st Battalion from 17 February 1900. He survived the campaign and was discharged time expired in August 1902.