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Described as:

1899 QSA 5 clasps Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, OFS, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal to 284 Pte J.A. Jones 1st Border Regt, number, rank, initials and start of surname officially re-impressed, good very fine.

With 5 copied pages of service record, John Alexander Jones was born in Rathfriland, enlisted 12/12/82, served India and Burma, various court martials and imprisonments, was wounded in the scalp during the attack on Spion Kop 22/1/00, discharged 11/12/03, also issued KSA.

Picture courtesy of DNW

Queen’s Mediterranean (Major. R. Dixon, 4/Bord: Rgt:) engraved naming.

Sold this afternoon for a hammer price of £1,300. Totals (inc VAT for UK only): £1,674. R31,400. Au$2,840. Can$2,680. US$2,130

Pictures courtesy of Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood

QSA (5) CC TH OFS RoL Tr (5996 Pte H Simpson Bord Regt)
KSA (2) (5996 Pte H Simpson Bord Regt)

Described as: A South Africa pair to '5996 Pte H Simpson Bord Regt', Queen's South Africa Medal with five clasps and King's South Africa Medal with two clasps.

QSA verified on WO100/186p302. KSA verified on WO100/332p76.

Picture courtesy of Spink

QSA (3) "Natal", "Orange Free State", and "Transvaal" (5911 PTE J.W. CUSSONS. I: BORD: REGT)

QSA verified on WO100/186p253.

SA01 on WO100/186p330. Supplementary roll notes deceased. Died of disease. Elandsfontein, 18 November 1901