Special Collections

Sold on 30 March 2011

1 part

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A Collection of Medals relating to the Boer War formed by two brothers

Lot

№ 155

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30 March 2011

Hammer Price:
£45

King’s South Africa 1901-02, 1 clasp, South Africa 1902 (2069 Tpr. C. Harrold, Jo’burg. M.R.) good very fine £50-70

9428 Trooper C. Harrold, 54th (Belfast) Company, 13th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry, was taken prisoner at Lindley, 31 May 1900 and later released. Serving with that unit, March 1900-May 1901, he then served as Trooper 29940 in Driscolls Scouts and later still as Trooper 2069 in the Johannesburg Mounted Rifles. With copied roll extracts showing entitlement to the Queen’s medal with clasp for Transvaal and the King’s medal with two clasps.