Siege of Beaconsfield Medal 1899-1900, obverse, shield, ‘Siege of Beaconsfield, 14 October 1899 - 15 February 1900, reverse, female figure of ‘Peace’, ‘Children’s Medal Presented by the Town Council 1900, Peace 1900’, unnamed, silver with ring suspension, good very fine, rare £700-800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Boer War Tribute Medals formed by the late George Williams.

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Not recorded in Hibbard.

Ex D.N.W. 28 March 2002.

The small town of Beaconsfield lies about a mile south-east of the outskirts of Kimberley. Much to the indignation of its inhabitants, Kekewich originally excluded the town from his plans for the defence but, faced by so strong and indignant a protest, he was forced to provide for the defence of that place, though independently of the main defensive enclosure.