Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Wepener, Wittebergen, Belfast (Capt. A. H. Friedlander, Kitchener’s F.S.) minor edge bruise, nearly extremely fine £450-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals relating to the Boer War formed by two brothers.

View
Collection

Albert Herbert Friedlander was born in Manchester. Enlisting on 31 October 1899, he served as a Lieutenant in the 2nd Brabant’s Horse. Serving in operations in the Orange Free State, including the defence of Wepener and operations at Wittebergen and Eastern Transvaal, including the action at Belfast. Slightly wounded in action near Lindley on 14 December 1900. Transferred to 1st Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts on 28 March 1901, he was appointed Captain and Medical Officer, 1st Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts on the following day, serving in operations in the Cape Colony. Appointed a Captain in 2nd Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts, 29 April 1901, he served in operations in the Northern Transvaal. As a Captain in 1st Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts, 1 November 1901, he served in operations in the Northern and Western Transvaal. Friedlander transferred to 2nd Brabant’s Horse on 15 March 1902.

Later, as a Miner of Knights Deep Mining Company, Germiston, he enlisted at Johannesburg on 7 December 1915, aged 39 years. Served as a Private, ‘A’ Squadron, 4th South African Horse (No.138), becoming an Acting Sergeant, 15 December 1915. Reverted to Trooper at own request on 15 January 1916. In February 1916 he embarked for East Africa. It was when serving there that he died of wounds at Malanga Majara Mills near Irangi, on 25 October 1916.

With copied W.W.1 service papers and other research.