Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Serjt. W. Wilkinson, Willowmore R.C.) good very fine £90-120

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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Willowmore was a town in the Cape Colony, 50 km NE of Uniondale was attacked by Boer forces on at least two occasions following the Second Boer invasion of the Cape Colony. The first attack occurred on 19 January 1901; the second on 1 June 1901. Commandant Gideon Scheepers led both of these commando attacks.

Serjeant W. Wilkinson served in the Willowmore Railway Contingent. With copied roll extract and other research relating to the commando attack of 1 June 1901.