Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Sergeant A. Lakin, Brabant’s Horse and Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry, later 4th South African Horse and South African Service Corps

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (43337 Serjt: A. Lakin. Thorneycroft’s M.I.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Dvr. A. Lakin. S.A.S.C.) nearly extremely fine (3) £200-£240

Alexander Lakin attested initially for Brabant’s Horse and served with them during the early stages of the Boer War before being discharged, time expired, on 9 February 1900. He subsequently attested for Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry on 21 February 1900 and saw further service with them, before being discharged at his own request on 9 November 1900. He saw further service during the Great War with both the 4th South African Horse from 17 March 1916 to 14 April 1917, and then with the Motor Transport Section of the South African Service Corps from 12 June 1917, until finally discharged on 10 February 1919.

Sold with the recipient’s four original Certificates of Discharge from the four above-mentioned units, the first two in relic condition; and other ephemera.