Pair: Captain W. D’O. Barrington, 38th Field Company, Royal Engineers

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Capt. W. D’O. Barrington, R.E.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Cpt., R.E.) good very fine (2) £200-250

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Boer War Medals to the Royal Engineers.

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William D’Olier Barrington was born on 17 August 1870. He was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, on 25 July 1890, becoming Lieutenant three years later, and Captain on 3 July 1901. He served in South Africa with the 38th Field Company from 7 January 1900, until 13 May 1903, on which date he died at Potchefstroom from enteric fever.