Pair: Major A. G. Spratt, Devonshire Regiment

India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (Major, 1st Bn. Devon Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Major, Devon Rgt.), with Devonshire Regiment badge, minor contact marks, good very fine (3) £240-280

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the collection of Angela and the late Douglas Bertram.

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Arthur Graves Spratt entered the Army as a Lieutenant in June 1875 and attained the rank of Major in November 1892. He served in the campaign on the North West Frontier of India under Sir William Lockhart in 1897-98, with the Tirah Expeditionary Force with the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment, and was present at the capture of Sampagha and Arhanga Passes. He later served with the regiment in the South African War.