Orders, Decorations and Medals

A scarce Boer War group of three which includes a duplicate issue of the Queen's South Africa medal, to Private P. Carroll, Royal Dublin Fusiliers

QUEEN'S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, first type reverse, 6 clasps, Modder River, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill (5441 Pte., Rl. Dublin Fus.); another Q.S.A., second type reverse, 6 clasps, as previous (5441 Pte., Rl. Dublin Fus.); KING'S SOUTH AFRICA, 2 clasps (5441 Pte., Rl. Dublin Fus.) very fine (3)

Ex Charles Lovell Collection 1977-78.

Confirmed by Oliver Cresswell in his book 'Irish Medals', and Carroll seems to be the only man of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers to have received the Modder River clasp. Sold with research.