The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill (1111 Pte. F. W. Wheeler, C.I.V.) nearly extremely fine £100-£140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria.

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Frederick William Wheeler joined the 12th Middlesex (Civil Service) Rifle Volunteers on 18 April 1898 and served in South Africa as a marksman with the Infantry Battalion of the City Imperial Volunteers during the Boer War in South Africa. Two letters from Private Wheeler describing active service, marching loads, and general hardships were published by the City Press on 13 June 1900 and 25 July 1900.