Willesden Boer War Tribute Medal 1899-1900, gold and enamel shield enclosed by a silver oak leaf wreath, at its base a gold and enamel scroll inscribed, ‘Laborare est Orare’ (To work is to pray) and ‘Willesden’; reverse inscribed, ‘G. R. Webb, Imperial Yeomanry’, complete with enamelled brooch bar, ‘1899 / South Africa / 1900’, extremely fine and attractive £1200-1500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, An Old Collection of Medals Relating to The Great War.

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Ref. Hibbard A 26.

Presented by the Borough of Willesden, Middlesex, to the 53 volunteers from the borough who served in South Africa.