The Bernard Harris Collection of Medals to the 3rd Regiment, South African Infantry

Pair: Private S. W. Drinkwater, 3rd Regiment, South African Infantry
British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. S. W. Drinkwater. 3rd S.A.I.) traces of adhesive to reverse of both, scratches to obverse fields and heavy edge nicks, nearly very fine

Pair: Private D. M. Goldstein, 3rd Regiment, South African Infantry, who was twice wounded during the Battle of the Somme
British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. D. M. Goldstein. 3rd S.A.I.) traces of adhesive to reverse of both, very fine (4) £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bernard Harris Collection of Medals to the 3rd Regiment, South African Infantry.

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Samuel William Drinkwater was born in Benoni, South Africa, around 1896, and attested for the 3rd South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 3 September 1915. Disembarked at Alexandria on 21 January 1916, he later served on the Western Front with “B” Company and was wounded in action on 18 September 1917; his papers state ‘left foot, dangerous’. Discharged due to wounds, he disembarked at Cape Town per Carisbrook Castle on 25 March 1919.

Dave Moss Goldstein, a ‘cyanide learner’ by profession, was born in Johannesburg in 1895 and attested for the 3rd South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 3 September 1915. Posted to Egypt from 12 January 1916 to 14 April 1916, and on the Western Front from 21 April 1916, his papers state that he was twice wounded in action during the Battle of the Somme on 16 July 1916 and 11 October 1916. He rejoined his unit in the trenches on 26 October 1916, and suffered a severe gunshot wound to the shoulder in April 1917. Admitted to Military Hospitals in Richmond and Woking, he disembarked at Cape Town per Cawdor Castle on 24 April 1919.

Sold with copied service records for both recipients.