Five: Private E. Walker, 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, later Rifle Brigade

Ashanti Star 1896 (4662 Pte. E. Walker 2. W. Yorks R.) reverse inscribed in the usual Regimental style; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (4662 Pte .E. Walker, Wt: York: Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4662 Pte. E. Walker. W. York: Regt.); British War and Victory Medals (936 Pte. E. Walker. Rif. Brig.) mounted court-style for wear, reverse of Star harshly cleaned and QSA polished, light contact marks, generally nearly very fine and better (5) £600-£800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Small Collection of Ashanti Star Groups.

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Sold with a photographic image of the recipient in old age wearing his medals (although mounted in the reverse order); and a contemporary letter.