King’s South Africa 1901-02, no clasp (Hd. Condr. J. P. Stark. A.S.C.) nearly very fine, scarce £80-£100

John Powning Stark was born in Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand on 16 March 1868. He moved to Johannesburg, South Africa around 1896, eventually settling nearby in Springs. After serving as a civilian Head Conductor with the Army Service Corps during the Boer War, he became a businessman and landowner, and soon got involved in local politics, later serving as Mayor of Springs from 1914 to 1915. He died in 1950.

Sold with copy medal roll extract.