The Simon C. Marriage Collection of Medals to the Artillery

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (Col: R. F. Johnson. R.G.A.) officially engraved naming, good very fine £260-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Simon C. Marriage Collection of Medals to the Artillery.

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Colonel Richard Francis Johnson served in the South African War of 1900-01 and commanded a Brigade of Artillery at Cape Town from January to April 1900. He was subsequently Senior Transport Officer, IX Division, between April and June 1900; commanded the Royal Garrison Artillery, Pretoria District, from June 1900 to September 1901; took part in the operations in Cape Colony between January and April 1900, and in the Transvaal from June to 29 November 1900, and again to September 1901 (Despatches London Gazette 10 September 1901; Queen’s medal with 4 clasps; C.M.G.).