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Auction: 19002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 616

(x) Willowmore Town Guard

Approximately 121 Medals awarded to the unit in September 1905, with a further eight Medals awarded in February 1906. In signing-off the unit's medal roll, Captain Van Der Hoven, the C.O., stated:

'The following Town Guard were called out for active duty against the enemy on the 17th Jan. 1901 and disbanded on the 31st May 1902. During that period they successfully held the town against two attacks made my late Commandant Scheepers, viz. 18th Jan. 1901 and 1st June 1901.'

The Boer Commandant in question, Gideon Scheepers, was taken before a military court for war crimes following his capture. He was subsequently found guilty and executed by firing squad at Graaff Reinet on 18 January 1902, aged just 23.

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (15 L. Cpl. A. Dill. Willowmore T.G.), good very fine

A. Dill joined the Willowmore Town Guard on 17 January 1901; sold with copied roll entry.

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