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Sold on 26 July 2023

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A Fine Collection of Boer War Medals to Medical Services, the Church and the Press

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№ 281

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26 July 2023

Hammer Price:
£550

Pair: Reverend H. H. Scofield, Chaplain, No. 7 General Hospital, Pretoria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Rev: H. H. Scofield,) officially engraved naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Rev. H. H. Scofield, C. to F.) officially engraved naming, very light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (2) £200-£300

Reverend H. H. Scofield is confirmed on the roll for the Army Chaplains Department, which contains 75 names.

Sold with copied medal roll and a copied image of Rev. Scofield with the Bishop of Pretoria in front of the church tent with a number of convalescent soldiers immediately after a Confirmation service at No. 7 General Hospital, Pretoria.