Pair: Private R. W. McBride, Border Horse, later Warren’s Mounted Infantry, Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts, and Pietersburg Light Horse (Bushveldt Carabineers)

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (9314 Pte. R. W. Mc.Bride. Border Horse.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (404 Tpr: R. W. Mc.Bride. Piettersburg L.H.) edge bruise to KSA, traces of lacquer, good very fine (2) £200-£240

Robert Wallace McBride, a native of Templepatrick, Co Antrim, was born in 1880 and attested for the Border Horse on 22 June 1900. He served with them during the Boer War, and subsequently with Warren’s Mounted Infantry from 25 February 1901; Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts from 3 June 1901; and the Pietersburg Light Horse (Bushveldt Carabineers) from 3 December 1901. He was discharged on 2 June 1902.

Sold with copied attestation papers ands medal roll extracts.