Special Collections

Sold on 4 July 2001

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The Collection of Medals to Artillery Units formed by Lt-Col. A.M. Macfarlane

Lt-Col. A.M. Macfarlane, RA (Retd)

Lot

№ 253

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4 July 2001

Hammer Price:
£190

Five: Driver H. Cox, 62nd Battery, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Paardeberg, Johannesburg (20222 Dr., 62 B. R.F.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (20222 Dvr., R.F.A.); 1914 Star (20222 Dvr., R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (20222 Dvr., R.A.) nearly very fine or better (5) £120-140

62nd Battery, Royal Field Artillery, gained renown by its forced march, on 28 November 1899, “to the sound of the guns” to rejoin its fellow batteries in action at Modder River. Sold with service details.