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A fine group of five awarded to Captain Sir W. Maxwell, K.B.E., who, during a most adventurous career, served as War Correspondent for the Standard at the Battle of Omdurman, and also subsequently during the Boer War where he was shut up with the British forces at Ladysmith. Having witnessed some of the momentous opening exchanges of the Great War on behalf of the Daily Telegraph, he accepted a commission and served as Chief Field Censor on Sir Ian Hamilton’s Staff in the Dardanelles; he...
Hammer Price: £1,900
The Queen’s South Africa Medal pair awarded to Lord Cecil Manners, War Correspondent for the Morning Post, who was taken prisoner by the Boers near Johannesburg on 30 May 1900 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Lord Cecil Manners, M.P.) officially engraved naming; Coronation 1902, silver issue, unnamed as issued, nearly very fine (2) £1,200-£1,600
Hammer Price: £1,800
The Queen’s South Africa Medal awarded to Mr. E. A. Brayley Hodgetts, who served as Special Correspondent for the Daily Express in South Africa during the Boer War; a noted and widely travelled journalist and author, his entertaining remembrances were published in 1924 under the title ‘Moss from a Rolling Stone’ Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Mr. B. Hodgetts. “Daily Express”) good very fine £1,000-£1,400
Hammer Price: £1,500
The Queen’s South Africa Medal awarded to ‘painter, etcher, raconteur and rifle-shot’, Mortimer Menpes, who accompanied the City of London Imperial Volunteers to the front during the Boer War as war artist for Black & White illustrated weekly magazine Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp, (Mr. M. Menpes “Black & White.”) very fine £1,400-£1,800
Hammer Price: £2,800
The Queen’s South Africa Medal awarded to Mr. Daniel Innes Calder, Special Correspondent for Reuter’s Agency in Basutoland during the Boer War, who was personally complemented by Baron Reuter and made the subject of a substantial testimonial on account of his intrepid reporting during the conflict Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Mr. D. Innes Calder. “Reuter.”) nearly very fine £1,000-£1,400
Hammer Price: £1,300
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Mr. H. F. Patterson. “Daily News.”) scratches and edge nicks, good fine £600-£800
Hammer Price: £950
War Correspondent’s shoulder titles, comprising a Foreign War Correspondent shoulder title, a British War Correspondent shoulder title and a War Correspondent shoulder title, good overall condition (3) £120-£160
Hammer Price: £80
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