Queen’s South Africa Medal 1899-1902, 2 Clasps: Cape Colony, Transvaal awarded to Private J. Sugden, 2nd Battalion, Royal Lancaster Regiment who saw service in South Africa and was present during the operations in Cape Colony and Transvaal.
Queen’s South Africa Medal 1899-1902, 2 Clasps: Cape Colony, Transvaal; (7405 PTE. J. SUGDEN. RL:LANC.REGT.)
Condition: Good Very Fine
Fred Sugden was born in Lancaster and attested at Lancaster on 4th February 1901 and would leave for South Africa on 23rd March 1901 where he would take part in the Boer War being present during the operations in Cape Colony and Transvaal, he would be convicted of drunkenness on 23rd August 1901 being reduced to the ranks from Sergeant. He would then be tried and convicted of drunkenness once more on 28th September 1901. His sentence of imprisonment would be commuted to 84 days of Field Punishment No.1 and he would be returned to duty on 30th December 1901.
Returning home to the UK on 30th May 1902, he would be discharged on 26th June 1902.
His service number was actually 7391, an error on the roll where it has been crossed out, and the correct number handwritten in above. The initial J is as per the roll but his service papers show his name as Fred.
