Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg (2062 Serjt: The Hon: W. Beresford. Roberts Horse) polished, very fine £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to Members of the Nobility and The Royal Household.

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The Honourable William Arthur de la Poer Horsley Beresford was born on 9 August 1878, the fifth son of the 3rd Baron Decies and his wife Catherine, and a scion of the Marquesses of Waterford. He served during the Boer War with Roberts Horse, and was subsequently commissioned Lieutenant in the Royal Army Service Corps. He married four times, had nine children, and died on 11 July 1949.