Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (1st. Gde: Ord: J. Blackband. Van Alen American F. Hosp:) edge bruises, very fine and scarce £600-£800

The medal roll for ‘The Van Alen American Field Hospital’ contains 15 names, including Van Alen himself and 9 men of the St John Ambulance Brigade. The Van Alen American Field Hospital was the smallest of the donative hospitals to serve in South Africa, and was formed by Mr. Van Alen, an American citizen who agreed to provide - at his own expense - all necessary equipment and transport. The War Office, for its part, agreed to convey the hospital to South Africa and return it to England when no longer required.

Sold with copied medal roll.