Single Campaign Medals 569
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Rhodesia, Relief of Mafeking, Transvaal (4292 Shg:-Sth: G. Farrer. 7th Dragoon Gds:) good very fine and rare
£400-£500
Attached to “C” Squadron, Rhodesia Regiment; believed to be unique to 7th Dragoon Guards.
George Farrer was born in the Parish of Tyne Dock, near South Shields, County Durham. He enlisted for service with ‘Dragoons of the Line’ at Newcastle on 22 August 1893, a blacksmith by trade, and was posted to the 5th Dragoon Guards. He transferred to the 7th Dragoon Guards on 31 December 1897. He served in South Africa from 25 August 1899 to 27 January 1901, and was promoted to Corporal Shoeing Smith on 29 May 1901.
Sold with copied discharge papers and medal roll extracts.
570
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Transvaal (5734 Cpl. H. G. W. Venison, Yorkshire Regt.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine
£140-£180
H. G. Venison was wounded at Paardeberg on 18 February 1900. Also entitled to K.S.A. Sold with medal verification.
571
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Defence of Mafeking, Transvaal (4128 Corpl: Shg: Sth: A. Robertson. 17th Lancers) nearly extremely fine and rare £1,600-£2,000
M.I.D. Lord Roberts 4 September 1901, and in General Orders, Mafeking, 15 May 1900 by Major E. H. Cecil, Chief Staff Officer:
‘Gallantry. - With reference to his remarks on Saturday’s defeat of the enemy in their attack on Mafeking, the Colonel Commanding wishes to place on record the following cases of gallantry and good service that have come to his notice:-
...(b) Lieutenant C. Bridges was ordered by Captain FitzClarence to take a few men and go and remove the Reserve Ammunition from the magazine near BSAP Fort to a place of safety. Lieutenant Bridges took with him Farrier Corporal Robinson, 17th Lancers; Shoeing Smith Robertson, 17th Lancers; Trooper S. Duberly, Trooper Cullis, all of “D” Squadron, Protectorate Regiment, and Corporal Globensky, “A” Squadron. On arriving near the magazine the party found that the enemy had succeeded in occupying the BSAP Fort within 400 yards of the magazine. However, this in no way daunted them, and under a heavy fire, by which one of them, Trooper Duberly, was killed, they successfully removed six boxes of ammunition. Lieutenant Bridges was wounded later in the day when in action with his troop.’
Three men of the 17th Lancers, all shoeing smiths, were present at the defence of Mafeking serving in the Protectorate Regiment. In each case the medal roll shows Cape Colony crossed out as not entitled but this clasp has been present on all three known surviving medals (Kelland, Robertson and Robinson).
572 x573
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (5350 Pte. W Hardy, 1: Yk: & Lanc: Regt.) very fine
£80-£100
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (34639 Pte. L. Victor. 41st. Coy. Imp: Yeo:) suspension claw re-riveted and traces of having been held in a mount, nearly very fine
Pair: Sapper T. Girdwood, Royal Engineers British War and Victory Medals (239437 Spr. T. Girdwood. R.E.) in named card box of issue, extremely fine
British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (23227 Pte. C. H. Bird. A.S.C.; 3036466 Pte. E. H. Waller 15-Can. Inf.) first planchet only, nearly very fine (5)
£100-£140 L. Victor served with the 41st (Hampshire) Company, 4th/12th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa during the Boer War. 574
Provenance: Buckland, Dix & Wood, May 1993. Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Orange Free State, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (4590. Pte: T.
Greenin. 19/Hrs:) contact marks, nearly very fine 575 £120-£160
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2013. Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902
(Checker G. Kinton. A.S.C.) toned, minor edge nicks, good very fine, scarce rank 576 £100-£140
Sold with copied medal roll extract. Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Wepener, Transvaal, Wittebergen (661 Pte. G. B. Roberts.
Kaffrn: Rifles) very fine
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