Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal (5647 Pte. D. Connor. 1/Oxfd: L.I.) engraved naming, polished, contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very fine £100-£140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum.

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Daniel Connor was born at Cannanore, India, and attested for the Oxfordshire Light Infantry at the Curragh Camp, Ireland, on 2 March 1898. He served with 1st Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War from 22 December 1899 to 4 October 1902 (also entitled to the King’s South Africa Medal with both date clasps), and transferred to the Military Foot Police on 3 February 1906, but returned to the 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in July 1910. He retired on 3 August 1910, after 12 years and 155 days’ service.

Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.