The Q.S.A. awarded to Private L. A. A. Fitzclarence, Cape Mounted Rifles, the great-grandson of King William IV

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (2493 Pte. L. A. A. Fitzclarence. Cape M.R.) very fine £200-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria.

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Lionel Ashley Arthur Fitzclarence was a great-grandson of King William IV, through his eldest (illegitimate) son with Mrs Jordan, George (Earl of Munster). Lionel’s eldest brother was Brigadier-General Charles Fitzclarence, who won the Victoria Cross at the defence of Mafeking and was killed in action in 1914.