A Choice Collection of Medals and Other Items Relating to The Defence of Kimberley
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Nine: Captain J. H. Howell, South African Forces, late Hartigan’s Horse and South African Police, a veteran of the
defence of Kimberley - in which he was wounded - who died in September 1943 while serving in the Essential Services
Protection Corps
QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Defence of Kimberley, Orange Free State (1773 Pte. J. H. Howell, Cape P.D.
1); KING’S SOUTH AFRICA 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (1773 Pte. J. H. Howell, C.P. Dist. 1);
1914-15 STAR (Cpl. J. H. Howell, Hartigan’s Hse.); BRITISH WAR AND BILINGUAL VICTORY MEDALS (Cpl. J. H. Howell, Hartigan’s
Hse.); WAR MEDAL 1939-45; AFRICA SERVICE MEDAL 1939-45, these two officially inscribed, ‘702308J. H. Howell’; SOUTH
AFRICAN POLICE GOOD SERVICE MEDAL, 1st type (No. 592 (M.) 1/C. Sergeant J. H. Howell); MAYOR OF KIMBERLEY’S STAR, reverse
hallmark with date letter ‘a’, the reverse privately inscribed, ‘J. H. Howell, Cape Police’, the first two somewhat
polished, nearly very fine, the remainder very fine and better (9) £1200-1500
James Henry Howell, who enlisted in the Police at King’s William Town in August 1898, was actively engaged as a Private in the Cape
Police (District 1) from October 1899 to May 1902, in which period he was wounded at Carter’s Ridge during the defence of Kimberley
on 28 November 1899. Having then witnessed further action in Hartigan’s Horse in 1915, he returned to his police duties and retired,
aged 50 years, as a Head Constable, in February 1930. However, the advent of hostilities in 1939 witnessed his return to uniform, this
time as a Captain in the Essential Services Protection Corps, in which capacity he was serving at the time of his death on 4 September
1943, aged 63 years. He left a widow resident at Port Elizabeth, where he was buried in the South End Cemetery.
Sold with the recipient’s original South African Police certificate of discharge, dated at Pretoria, 13 February 1930, together with a
related forwarding letter from the Deputy Commissioner of Police (‘I shall be glad if you will kindly convey to Head Constable Howell
the Commissioner’s and my appreciation of his services and excellent record whilst serving in the Force ... ’); and official
communications addressed to his widow regarding his entitlement to the 1939-45 War and Africa Service Medals, these dated 10
December 1945 and 7 November 1947.
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PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH, 166 x 107mm., of Colonel Robert George
Kekewich, 1st Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, card by
Middlebrook’s, Kimberley, signed in ink, ‘Robert Kekewich, Col. 10th
July 1902’, good condition
£60-80
During the Second Boer War, Robert George Kekewich (1854-1914) was
Lieutenant-Colonel in command of the 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire
Regiment. He commanded the garrison at the successful defence of Kimberley,
15 October 1899-15 February 1900. For his services he was created a
Companion of the Order of the Bath and received the brevet of Colonel. He was
specially promoted Major-General in August 1902 for his victory over the Boers
at the battle of Rooiwal, 11 April 1902.
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