Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (D 126 Pte. J. C. Wilkinson, C.I.V.) edge bruise, very fine £100-£140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria.

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John Charles Wilkinson was born in Uxbridge, Middlesex in 1881. He joined the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Middlesex Regiment and served in South Africa with the reinforcement draft of the Infantry Battalion of the City Imperial Volunteers during the Boer War. After the disbandment of the C.I.V. he continued to serve in South Africa with the 39th (Berkshire) Company, 10th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry (service number 24575), with which he qualified for the South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 clasps to his Q.S.A.