A Collection of Boer War Medals to the Royal Engineers

Five: Sapper W. E. Barton, 7th Field Company, Royal Engineers, later East Yorkshire Regiment

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Defence of Kimberley, Driefontein, Transvaal 52 Sapr. W. E. Barton, R.E.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (52 Sapr., R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (40624 Pte. W. E. Barton, E. York. R.); Mayor of Kimberley’s Star, reverse hallmarked with date letter ‘b’ for 1901, and inscribed ‘W. E. Barton, 7th Co. R.E.’, contact marks, otherwise very fine (5) £350-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Boer War Medals to the Royal Engineers.

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Sapper Barton served in South Africa with the 7th Field Company and was one of only 51 Royal Engineers present in the Defence of Kimberley.