A collection of Boer War Tribute Medals

Five: Sergeant J. A. Burney, South Africa Mounted Rifles, late Cape Police and Imperial Yeomanry

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (9462 Pte., 46th Coy. 13th Imp. Yeo.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (2332 Pte., C.P. Dist. 1); 1914-15 Star (Sjt., 5th S.A.M.R.); Permanent Forces of the Empire L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (No. 1850 Sjt., S.A.M.R.); Belfast Y.M.C.A. Tribute Medal, by Gibson, Belfast, reverse inscribed, ‘J. A. Burney’, 36mm., silver, swivel scroll suspension, generally nearly extremely fine, last very rare (5) £500-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A collection of Boer War Tribute Medals.

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9462 Private J. A. Burney, 46th (Belfast) Company, 13th Imperial Yeomanry, was captured and made a prisoner of war at Lindley on 31 May 1900. He was later released and served in the Cape Police. Belfast Y.M.C.A. Tribute Medal, ref. Hibbard J1 (this medal illustrated). Hibbard in his book states that no other example of this medal is known.