Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria including the collection to Naval Artificers formed by JH Deacon

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (6132 Cpl. J. Metcalfe, Rl. Irish Fus.) nearly extremely fine £140-160

Wounded at Pieter’s Hill on 27 February 1900, and died of disease at Machadodorp on 1 February 1901.