A Collection of Medals relating to the Boer War formed by two brothers 117
QUEEN’S SOUTHAFRICA 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (26 Tpr. G. G. Lundie, Eastn. Prov. Horse) nearly extremely fine
£120-160
George Gordon Lundie joined the Eastern Province Horse on 3 January 1900. At the time, he was 24 and worked as a clerk. He gave his address as Dunell, Ebden and Co, Port Elizabeth. On 17 February 1900 he was promoted to Corporal but reverted to the ranks on 12 July 1900. He was discharged from the Eastern Province Horse on 24 October 1900 when he transferred to the Johannesburg Mounted Rifles.
The Eastern Provinces Horse was a short-lived unit, raised at Cradock on 22 February 1900 and disbanded at Krugersdorp on 2 October 1901. The unit was only about 100 strong. Heavily involved at the actions at Blaauwberg and Roodepoort, May 1900. With copied roll extract and details of the unit’s service in the Boer War.
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The Farmer’s Guard, commanded by Major E. M. Morris, was composed of Boers fighting for the British. With verification. QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (330 Tpr. R. A.
Penny, Farmer’s Guard) good very fine 119 £160-200
With copied roll extract showing entitlement to ‘Cape Colony’ clasp. QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 3 clasps 1899, 1902, Cape Colony (678 Serjt. J. G. Martin, Frontier Lt. Horse) first and
second clasps engraved, good very fine 120 £60-80
QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (35 Tpr. H. Fraser, Harrismith Vol. L.H.) minor edge bruise, good very fine, scarce
£100-140
The Harrismith Volunteer Light Horse was established in January 1901 and was placed under the command of Captain H. Hawkins. It comprised some 100 members, most of whom were English-speaking inhabitants of the town of Harrismith. The unit performed duties in the town and also supplied guides and scouts for Imperial troops in the area. It was noted that while the unit was away from home most of the shops in the town remained closed owing to the fact that many of the shop assistants belonged it.
The only incident worthy of note in which the Harrismith Volunteer Light Horse (H.V.L.H.) was involved occurred on 28 July 1901. A report was received that some 80 Boers, under Commandant F Jacobsz, had occupied hilly country on the farm Saaihoek in the district of Witzieshoek. Some 600 Yeomanry and the H.V.L.H., sent out from Harrismith, came across 40 Boers all of whom, while evading possible capture, occupied some of the surrounding hills. Jacobsz and the remaining Boers then arrived on the scene. While the H.V.L. H. began to retire, a group of Yeomanry was ambushed on a ridge. In this action 3 were killed and 5 wounded while 32 were captured. On the Boer side there was only one casualty, Jacobsz, who was severely wounded. The Boers allowed the British to take their dead and wounded back to Harrismith. The remainder were held captive until escorted to Basutoland. From there they trudged back to Harrismith, arriving a week later.
Apart from this incident nothing of significance took place in the vicinity of Harrismith. Only once did the Boers come to the town when they drove off 32 head of cattle. During the course of the war, no members of the unit were killed, wounded or captured.
With verification and copied research relating to the town and unit. 121
QUEEN’S SOUTHAFRICA 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Mafeking, Defence of Kimberley, Orange Free State (112 Pte. R. Saunders, Kimberley Vol. Regt.) nearly extremely fine
£400-450
Private R. Saunders, Kimberley Volunteer Regiment, was killed in action in the relief of Mafeking, 17 May 1900.
With copied roll extract confirming clasps.
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QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Captain C. Coffey, 1/Namq’ld. B.S.) minor edge bruise, nearly extremely fine
£200-250
1st Namaqualand Border Scouts, about 360 strong and officered by 3 captains and 17 lieutenants, was almost wholly recruited from half-castes. It was said of them that "they were an excellent force, which did a great deal of hard patrol work under Colonel White, and had several stiff brushes with the enemy. They were conspicuous for consistently refusing to surrender when surrounded, as patrols were at times. They would keep up a fight till dark, and although half of them were killed the survivors of the party would escape. They made wonderful marches without water in their desert country". The work of the regiment was very similar to that of the Border Scouts. The corps was employed in their own district in 1901 and 1902. In March 1902 a detachment saw action at Garies, and they formed part of the garrison of O’okiep when that town was besieged in April 1902.
Captain Coffey was not entitled to the medal for O’okiep but is shown on the roll for the King‘s South Africa medal. With copied research on the unit.
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With copied roll extract. QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (Lieut. R. Thackwell, Prince
Alf. Vol. Gds.) nearly extremely fine £180-220
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