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№ 948

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7 December 2017

Hammer Price:
£480

Pair: Private F. C. Smith, Royal Dublin Fusiliers

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Talana, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (5270 Pte. F. Smith, Rl. Dublin Fus:); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (5270 Pte. F. C. Smith. Rl. Dublin Fus.) contact marks, nearly very fine £500-600

Frederick Charles Smith was born in Cork in 1879, and attested for the Royal Dublin Fusiliers on 3 October 1894. He served with the Regiment in South Africa from 8 May 1897 to 11 February 1902, and was discharged on 2 October 1906, after 12 years’ service.