Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (3979 Sejt. C. Calthorpe, 2 Rl. Berks. Regt.) official correction to service number, nearly extremely fine £140-180

3979 Serjeant C. Calthorpe, 2nd Battalion Berkshire Regiment, was wounded at Wakkerstroom, 24 April 1900. He was invalided to England on 12 August 1901. With copied roll extracts showing entitlement to the clasp ‘South Africa 1901’; also with original medal forwarding letter and envelope (both damaged) addressed to ‘Mrs M. Calthorpe, Penwortham Hall, Preston, Lancs.’, dated 22 December 1902, which indicated that Serjeant Calthorpe had died.