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Auction: 12002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 270

Queen´s South Africa 1899-1902, four clasps, Modder River, Paardeberg, Johannesburg, South Africa 1901 (31713 Dvr: E. Sweeney, 75th Bty: R.F.A.), edge bruising, otherwise good very fine Estimate £ 80-100 75th Battery - ´At Modder River the 75th had 2 killed and 12 wounded. Three officers gained mention by Lord Methuen, 2 of whom were wounded. In the latter part of 1900 the battery was employed about Commando Nek and other places north-west of Pretoria. On 3rd December 1900 two guns were with a convoy on the Rustenburg road when attacked by a strong force. The slender escort took up a position on a kopje covering the road, and the enemy were eventually driven off. Lord Kitchener said the escort fought with great gallantry, the enemy, who were also brave, coming close to the guns and being killed with case-shot at 50 yards.´ (British Regiments in South Africa 1899-1902, J. Stirling, refers).

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