Single Campaign Medals 408


Sold with copied medal roll extract. Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Talana, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (4483 Pte. W. Reed. I:


Leic: Regt.) surname officially corrected, nearly extremely fine £180-£220 409


Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (5570 Pte. G. Davidson. Gordon Highrs:) suspension slack and slightly bent, edge bruise and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine


£240-£280


George Davidson was born in the Parish of Udney, Aberdeenshire, and attested for the Gordon Highlanders at Aberdeen on 20 January 1896, aged 18 years 2 months, a farm servant by trade. He served in India from December 1897 to September 1899, taking part in the Punjab Frontier operations of 1897-98 (medal and clasp). He served in South Africa from 24 September 1899, and took part in the action of Elandslaagte, 21 October 1899, and served throughout the defence of Ladysmith. He also participated in the operations with the Natal Field Force during the actions at Laing’s Nek and Belfast in June and August 1900. He was also entitled to the King’s South Africa Medal. He transferred to the Military Foot Police on 1 December 1901 and served with this unit until his final discharge on 23 October 1918. He did not serve overseas during the Great War but was mentioned for services rendered during the war (London Gazette 24 February 1917). Sold with copied discharge papers and medal roll extracts.


410


Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Driefontein, South Africa 1902 (9752 Pte. W. Douglas, Scots Gds:) very fine


£80-£120


William Douglas was born at Selkirk and was a mill worker by trade when he attested for the Royal Scots Fusiliers at Edinburgh on 9 July 1892, aged 18 years 1 month. He transferred to the 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards on 6 August 1892, and was discharged to the Army Reserve on 1 July 1899. Recalled for service in October 1899, he served in South Africa with the 3rd Battalion from 21 October 1899 until 10 July 1900, when he was invalided home. He returned to South Africa on 15 April 1902 and served there until 21 July 1902. He was finally discharged on 8 August 1908.


411


Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (29573 Shg: Sth: A. A. George. 101st Co. Imp: Yeo:) surname officially corrected, nearly very fine


£80-£120


Albert Arthur George was born in the Parish of Byker, Newcastle, and attested for the 101st (Northumberland & Durham) Company Imperial Yeomanry at Newcastle on 14 February 1901, aged 27 years 10 months, a striker by trade. He served in South Africa from 15 March 1901 to 8 September 1902, and was discharged at Aldershot a week later. Sold with copied discharge papers and medal roll extracts.


412


Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (Lieut. D. D. Davies, R.E.) engraved naming, good very fine


£200-£240 413


Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Talana, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (6059 Pte. B. Donohoe, Rl. Dublin Fus:) extremely fine


£200-£260


Bernard Donohoe was born in Dublin and attested for the Royal Dublin Fusiliers at Naas on 22 March 1897. He served in South Africa from December 1898 to February 1902, during which period he was tried and imprisoned for 14 days in February 1901, and again for 124 days in April 1901, being released on 5 August 1901. In February 1902 he went to the East Indies, where he served until 18 November 1903, being transferred to the Army Reserve in March 1904. He was found guilty of fraudulent enlistment when he attested for the Wicklow R.G.A. in February 1905 and sentenced to 3 months imprisonment. He was finally discharged on 21 March 1909, upon termination of his first period of engagement. Sold with copied discharge papers and medal roll extracts which show he is also entitled to the K.S.A. with 2 clasps.


414


3846 Private J. Turnbull, Northumberland Fusiliers, was killed in action at Elandslaagte, near Klerksdorp, on 25 February 1902. King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3846 Pte. J. Turnbull. North’d Fus:) initial


corrected, good very fine £120-£160 415


King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2), (5682 Pte. J. Hodson. E. Lanc: Regt.; 5545 Pte. G. Skivington. Rifle Brigade.) the first good fine, the second nearly very fine (2)


£80-£100


Hodson entitled to Q.S.A. with 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal; Skivington entitled to Q.S.A. with 3 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing's Nek, Belfast.


Sold with copied medal roll extracts. 416


Mayor of Kimberley’s Star 1899-1900, reverse hallmark with date letter ‘a’, unnamed as issued, lacking integral top riband bar, extremely fine


£200-£240 417


China 1900, no clasp (J. Richards, Sto. H.M.S. Hermione.) suspension claw re-affixed, edge bruising, otherwise very fine £160-£200


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