Orders, Decorations and Medals

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 9 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen, South Africa 1901 (Cpl. F. W. B. Smith, Damant’s Horse), last two clasps unofficially riveted, better than very fine and rare £1600-1800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Brian Kieran Collection.

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As verified by official rolls, Smith was originally issued with the Medal & 7 clasps (Damant’s Horse roll dated February 1903 refers), but as per a supplementary roll dated in February 1904, he was later sent the ‘Wittebergen’ and ‘South Africa 1901’ clasps. He had earlier served in the 1st Surrey Volunteers.