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Auction: 19002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 593

(x) Pietersburg Town Guard

Just 13 Medals were awarded to the unit, of which two were returned.

As verified by Major W. H. Bolton of the Wiltshire Regiment, the unit fought in the defence of the town when it was attacked by Beyer's Commando on 25 January 1902.

Four: Private J. Duncan, South African Infantry, late Pietersburg Town Guard
Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (18 Pte. J. D. Duncan. Ptrsbrg: Town Gd:); 1914-15 Star (Pte. J. D. Duncan 8th Infantry); British War and bi-lingual Victory Medals (Pte. J. D. Duncan. 9th S.A.I.), official correction to first initial of second, polished, good fine or better and the first very rare (4)

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