Pair: Trooper T. Silverwood, Steinaecker’s Horse, late Kaffrarian Rifles

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (968 Pte., Kaffrn. Rifles);King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (107 Tpr., Steinaecker’s H.) edge bruising, good very fine (2) £140-180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals relating to the Boer War formed by two brothers.

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Thomas Silverwood was born in 1871. A Chef by occupation, during the course of the Boer War he served 20 months as Private 968 in the Kaffrarian Rifles and 5½ months as Private 109 in the Queenstown Mounted Infantry. He enlisted in Steinaecker’s Horse at East London on 20 February 1902. After serving in the Special Squadron he was discharged at Pretoria on 15 July 1902 on the disbandment of the squadron. He qualified for the Queen’s medal with three clasps and the King’s medal with two, the latter issued from the Steinaecker’s Horse roll. With copied roll extracts and other research.