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Auction: 12002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 102

A Scarce D.T.D. Pair to Kaptain R.C. Rademeyer, Staats Artillery, Wounded Near Klip River, May 1900 Decoration for Loyal Service 1899-1902 (Kapt T.C. Rademeyer.); Anglo Boer Oorlog Medal 1899-1902 (Kapt. T.C. Rademeyer.), minor edge nicks, nearly extremely fine, mounted court-style for display with Wound Riband (2) Estimate £ 1,200-1,600 Kaptain R.C. Rademeyer was severely wounded by a bomb that damaged his groin, left calf and his eyes, near Klip River, May 1900; he was discharged medically unfit and received a gratuity of £100. The D.T.D. was instituted in 1920 to reward officers of the Boer Republics for bravery in the Boer War, 1899-1902. A total of 591 awards were made. Provenance: A.A. Upfill-Brown Collection, December 1991

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