Auction Catalogue

4 July 2001

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Miniature Medals

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 250

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4 July 2001

Hammer Price:
£220

Pair: Gunner W. Graham, 42nd Battery, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith, Belfast (3 Gnr., 42nd Bty., R.F.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3 Gnr., R.F.A.) light contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise better than very fine (2) £120-140

Ex Lovell Collection 1978.

William Graham was born at Arbroath, Forfarshire, in April 1872, and enlisted at Brechin in October 1893. His was one of only two R.F.A. batteries present at Elandslaagte.