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Auction: 12002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 288

Queen´s South Africa 1899-1902, five clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing´s Nek (81327 Gnr: A.E. Mileson, 64th Bty., R.F.A.), pawn broker´s mark in obverse field, good very fine Estimate £ 120-160 64th Battery - ´Along with the 73rd formed Colonel Parson´s Brigade Division, acting with Lyttelton and Hart at Colenso - that is on the left centre. Both batteries did excellent work, and did much towards extricating Hart´s brigade when they got pushed into the loop of the Tugela. Thereafter these batteries moved to the right to endeavour to reduce the fire from the Boer centre, which had over-powered the 14th and 66th. The 64th was at Venter´s Spruit, part of the time on the left, was in action at Vaal Krantz, and in the last fourteen days´ fighting prior to the relief.´ (British Regiments in South Africa 1899-1902, J. Stirling, refers).

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