Three: Bombardier A. Bedggood, Diamond Field Artillery, late Kimberley Rifles

Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Bechuanaland (185 Pte. A. T. Bedggood, Kimberley Rifs.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Defence of Kimberley, Orange Free State, Transvaal (185 Bomb. A. Bedggood, Diamond F.A.) officially re-impressed; Mayor of Kimberley’s Star 1899-1900, reverse hallmark with date letter ‘a’, lacking brooch bar, good very fine (3) £300-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals relating to the Boer War formed by two brothers.

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Arthur Bedggood was born on 20 May 1875, the son of George Henry and Martha Bedggood (nee Collins) at 30 Road, Camden New Town, London. His father’s occupation at the time was Butler. He served with the Kimberley Rifles from the 4 July 1895 to 13 June 1898, receiving the Cape of Good Hope Medal with Bechuanaland clasp. With the onset of the Boer War, he enrolled in the Diamond Fields Artillery on 14 September 1899, at Kimberley where he was a fitter at De Beers. He resigned on the 6 January 1903. With copied roll extracts and some other research.