Auction Catalogue

4 December 1991

Starting at 11:30 AM

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The Upfill-Brown Collection

The Westbury Hotel  37 Conduit Street  London  W1S 2YF

Lot

№ 267

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4 December 1991

Estimate: £300–£400

Pair: Pioneer Sergeant W.C. Young, Johannesburg Mounted Rifles, late Lieutenant, Malmesbury Levies

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE GENERAL SERVICE 1880-97, 1 clasp, Basutoland (Lieut., Malmesbury Levs.); QUEEN'S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Transvaal (P. Sjt., Johannesburg M.R.), mounted court style for display, contact wear, generally very fine (2)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The AA Upfill-Brown Collection.

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This would appear to be the only C. of G. H. Medal issued to the Malmesbury Levies Walter Charles Young was 35 years old when he joined the Johannesburg Mounted Rifles, and described by profession as an hotel keeper and single.