A Fine Collection of Queen's South Africa Medals to Scout Units

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Tpr. C. Fernandes, Beddy’s Scouts.) polished, otherwise nearly very fine £140-£180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Queen's South Africa Medals to Scout Units.

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This corps was raised for service in the extreme north of the Transvaal, the same wild district in which the Bush Veldt Carbineers had worked until disbanded. Beddy's Scouts made sundry small captures of prisoners during the period January to April 1902. At Spelonkin on 23rd March 1902 their post was attacked, but held out; Captain Beddy and several men were wounded. On 16th April they had fighting at Haenertsburg, and suffered some losses. Captain W. Beddy was mentioned in Lord Kitchener's final despatch, under the heading, "Intelligence Department".

Sold with copied medal roll entry.