Lot Archive

Lot

№ 197

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30 March 2011

Hammer Price:
£600

Five: Sapper W. E. Barton, 7th Field Company, Royal Engineers, later East Yorkshire Regiment

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Defence of Kimberley, Driefontein, Transvaal (52 Sapr., R.E.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (52 Sapr., R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (40624 Pte., E. York. R.); Mayor of Kimberley’s Star 1899-1900, reverse hallmarked with date letter ‘b’ for 1901, and inscribed ‘W. E. Barton, 7th Co. R.E.’, lacking brooch bar, mounted for display, contact marks, otherwise very fine (5) £400-450

Sapper Barton served in South Africa with the 7th Field Company and was one of 51 Royal Engineers present in the Defence of Kimberley. With copied m.i.c.