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Auction: 12002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 253

Queen´s South Africa 1899-1902, four clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (5777 Pte. F.C. White, 1st Border Regt), partially officially corrected, nearly extremely fine Estimate £ 280-320 5777 Private F.C. White served with the 1st Battalion, Border Regiment during the Second Boer War; he was wounded at Spion Kop, 20.1.1900, in the lead up to which his battalion were ´at Colenso on 15th December 1899... in support of the rest of the brigade in the attack near Brindle Drift. It lost 6 men killed, 3 officers and 42 men wounded. The battalion was specially mentioned by General Buller. At Venter´s Spruit the battalion was heavily engaged on 20th January, and between the 20th and 26th lost 1 officer and 7 men killed, and 4 officers and about 133 men wounded.´ (British Regiments in South Africa 1899-1902, J. Stirling, refers); White died of disease at Litchenberg, 14.6.1900.

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