The Barrett J. Carr Collection of Boer War Medals

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (7979 Dsp. Cpl. F. P. Stephenson, N.Z.M.R. 9th Cont.), rank officially corrected, good very fine £120-160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Barrett J. Carr Collection of Boer War Medals.

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Frederick Pratten Stephenson, a chemist from Dunedin, attested for the 9th N.Z. Contingent and was embarked in the S.S. Kent in March 1902. A member of the Battalion Staff, South Island Regiment, he served in the Transvaal as a Corporal Dispenser. Stephenson died in October 1942 and is buried in Northern Dunedin Cemetery; sold with copied research and roll confirmation - he was sent his Medal & 2 clasps in 1904.