Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Johannesburg (3904 Pte. F. Arthurton, 16th. Lancers) toned, nearly extremely fine £60-£80

Francis Arthurton was born in Southwark, London, around 1872. A traveller, he attested at Canterbury for the 16th Lancers on 9 October 1894, witnessing four years in India, and a little under a year in South Africa during the Boer War. Discharged from the Dublin District on 20 April 1901, in consequence of being no longer physically fit, his Army Service Record adds: ‘good officer’s servant.’