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Auction: 25112 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 148

The Queen's South Africa medal awarded to Corporal. D. Kidd, 18th Hussars, who was 'mentioned' and severely wounded at Uitkijk in 1901

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Talana, Defence of Ladysmith, Belfast (4615. Pte. D. Kidd. 18/Hrs.), light edge bruise, very fine

M.I.D. London Gazette 7 May 1901.

D. Kidd was present near Nieu Bethesda when a large Boer commando under Commandant Pieter H Kritzinger occupied the town and began to raid the surrounding area in January 1901. Kidd was seriously wounded, likely in a confrontation with this enemy, at Uitkijk, near Nieu Bethesda on 25 January 1901. He was further promoted and 'mentioned' on 7 May 1901: he is noted on the roll as transferring to a police unit in August 1902; sold together with copied research.

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£420

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