Auction Catalogue

28 July 1993

Starting at 11:30 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Westbury Hotel  37 Conduit Street  London  W1S 2YF

Lot

№ 78

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28 July 1993

Hammer Price:
£130

QUEEN'S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (4346 Pte. R. Baker, 2nd Dragoons) toned, very fine and a rare casualty

Private Baker was killed in action at Schaapkraal on 7 September 1901. Only 22 men of the Scots Greys were reported killed in action during the Boer War. He is further entitled to the clasp for South Africa 1901.