Three: Sergeant G. Bottomly, Royal Army Medical Corps

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (10540 Pte., R.A.M.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (10540 Pte., R.A.M.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (10540 Sjt., R.A.M.C.) the first two with contact marks, nearly very fine, otherwise good very fine and rare (3) £200-250

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection formed by Peter Wardrop.

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Only 9 medical orderlies received the clasp for Elandslaagte. In 1905 he married Alice Mary Sadler, who had served during the Boer War at No. 3 General Hospital, Springfontein. Commissioned in July 1916 as Lieutenant and Quarter Master, he served in France with the 5th Field Ambulance, and ended the War as a Captain.