Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (1410 Tpr. W. H. Brett. B.S.A. Police.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (32555 S.S. Maj: J. B... Damant’s Horse.) surname erased on KSA but just about discernible as ‘Byrne’, nearly very fine and better (2) £100-£140

W. H. Brett served with the British South Africa Police during the Boer War, and was awarded his Queen’s South Africa Medal on 1 September 1905 (Medal roll annotated ‘Bulawayo’ refers).

John Byrne served during the Boer War with both Rimington’s Guides and its successor unit Damant’s Horse, and was Mentioned in Lord Kitchener’s Despatch of 1 June 1902 ‘For good service at Boschbult on 31 March [1902]’ (London Gazette 18 July 1902).
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