Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Sergeant J. Livingstone, Kimberley Volunteer Regiment, late Kimberley Town Guard

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Defence of Kimberley, Orange Free State (878 Serjt: J. Livingstone. Kimb: Town Gd:) minor official correction to latter part of surname; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (878 Sjt. J. Livingstone. Kimb: Vol: Regt.); Mayor of Kimberley’s Star 1899-1900, reverse hallmark with date letter ‘a’ and privately engraved ‘Sergt. J. Livingstone Kbly. Regt.’, lacking integral top riband brooch, very fine (3) £400-£500

J. Livingstone lived in the besieged diamond mining town of Kimberley and served as part of the Kimberley Town Guard during the encirclement. Initially ill-prepared, the local populace organised an energetic and effective improvised defence which prevented the town from falling into Boer hands. Transferred to the Kimberley Volunteer Regiment, Livingstone is noted on the roll for the King’s South Africa Medal as ‘discharged at own request, 21/3/02.’