A Collection of Medals for the Anglo-Boer War

Pair: Major W. E. Beamish, Royal Munster Fusiliers and Nigeria Rifles, late Bedfordshire Regiment

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lieut., Bedford. Rgt.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Major) nearly extremely fine and better (2) £240-280

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

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Lieutenant Warburton Edward Beamish served with the 4th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment during the Boer War. Afterwards he transferred to the 5th Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers. Later attached to the 2nd Battalion Nigeria Rifles, he served in the operations in the Kwala-Ishan District of Southern Nigeria, 1905-06. Promoted to Captain in 1906; during 1909-14 he served as Superintendent of Prisons, Northern Provinces, Nigeria.

During the Great War he was employed with the Egyptian Government. With copied roll extracts, m.i.c. and other research.