Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901 (70667 Bomb H. Atack, R.F.A.) very fine £80-£100

Harry Atack, a Labourer from Castleford, Yorkshire, attested into the Royal Field Artillery on 26 January 1889. He served in Aden from 8 March 1890 to 14 November 1892, during which time he was advanced Bombardier. After a period of service at Home he served in Sierra Leone from 20 October 1893 to 27 November 1894 before transferring into the Army Reserve on 9 April 1895. Recalled for service during the Boer War, he served in South Africa from 17 January 1900 to 18 February 1901 before his discharge the following day.

Sold with copied service papers and copied medal roll extracts, one annotated that the recipient was invalided on 25 January 1901.