A Collection of Medals for the Anglo-Boer War

Four: Warrant Officer 2nd Class H. J. Harrison, Army Service Corps, late 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen’s Bays)

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5386 Pte., 2nd Dragoon Gds.); 1914-15 Star (RTS-4227 Cpl., A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (RTS-4227 W.O. Cl. 2, A.S.C.) very fine and better (4) £140-180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals for the Anglo-Boer War.

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Henry James Harrison was born in Camberwell, Surrey. A Printer by occupation and a member of the 1st City of London Volunteer Artillery, he attested for the Dragoons of the Line at London on 21 November 1900, aged 19 years, 1 month. Posted to the 2nd Dragoon Guards, he served in South Africa, November 1901-March 1904. He transferred to the Royal Garrison Artillery in February 1904; transferred to the Reserve in November 1908 and was discharged on 20 November 1912. With the onset of the Great War, Harrison enlisted into the A.S.C. and served as a Warrant Officer Class and was employed on conducting duties in the Egypt theatre of war during 1914-1915. With copied service papers, roll extracts and m.i.c.