Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill (853 Pte. A. E. Green, C.I.V.) edge bruising and light pitting, very fine £100-£140

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

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Albert Edward Green, a gardener, joined the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment on 25 May 1893 and served in their 23 man detachment in South Africa during the Boer War with the Infantry Battalion of the City Imperial Volunteers. He is said to have marched the full 1,018 miles with the C.I.V. during the campaign.