Auction Catalogue

11 October 2023

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№ 700

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11 October 2023

Hammer Price:
£95

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (154 Pte J. Preston. Hampshire Regt) very fine £80-£100

John Preston was born in Christchurch, Hampshire, and attested for the Hampshire Regiment at Winchester in January 1900. He served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa, March 1901 - May 1902, and was discharged the following month.

Sold with copied service papers.