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27 September 2016

Hammer Price:
£65

Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3072 Dmr: J. Winter. Wilts: Regt.) light contact marks, nearly very fine £60-80

John Winter was born on 30 September 1877 in London and attested for the Wiltshire Regiment at London on 30 September 1891. Appointed a Drummer on 1 December 1892, he served with the Regiment in South Africa during the Boer War from 16 December 1899 until 4 July 1900 (entitled to the Queen’s South Africa Medal with clasps for Cape Colony and Orange Free State). Awarded his Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with a Gratuity of £5 on 1 April 1910, he was discharged on 1 October 1913 after 22 years and 2 days’ service.