Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 7 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast, South Africa 1901 (Lieut. G. H. C. King. R.F.A.) good very fine £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Simon C. Marriage Collection of Medals to the Artillery.

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M.I.D. London Gazette 10 September 1901.

Captain G. H. C. King, Royal Artillery, served in the South African War from 1899 to 1901. He was present at the Relief of Ladysmith, including the operations of 17-24 January and 5-7 February 1900; the action at Vaal Krantz; and the operations on the Tugela Heights from 14 to 27 February 1900, being wounded on 24 February. Kind was also in Natal from March to June 1900; in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, from July to 29 November 1900, including at actions in Belfast (26-27 August) and Lydenberg (5-8 September). He was once again in the Transvaal from 30 November 1900 to March 1901, and was entitled to a Queen’s medal with seven clasps.