Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 (Majoor. A. M. Neethling.) toned, nearly extremely fine £500-£700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Boer War Medals to Medical Services, the Church and the Press.

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Andrew Murray Neethling was Chief Medical Officer, ‘Principally with the late P. Joubert (Gen) also under late General Botha’ and served ‘at Dundee, Elandslaagte, Ladysmith (Nicholson’s Nek). Then from Sand River - Free State back to Pretoria to Dalmanutha & later Pilgrimrust’ (Application Form for A.B.O. Medal refers). Neethling was also awarded the D.T.D., the recommendation for which states ‘’I was by the late General P. Joubert appointed [Chief Medical Officer] over the Artillery at Ladysmith from Oct 1899 to June 1902. Surrendered at Lydenburg, T’vaal.”

Doctor Neethling was also the recipient of the Union of South Africa Medal 1910.

Sold with copied Form “A” and Form “B”.