Lot Archive

Lot

№ 66

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15 December 2000

Hammer Price:
£220

Pair: Private J. Baines, 4th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, S.A. 1901, S.A. 1902 (2138 Pte., K.R.R.C.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Somaliland 1902-04, Jidballi (2138 Pte., 4th K.R.R.) light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (2) £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection formed by Peter Wardrop.

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Joseph Baines served with the 1st Battalion in the Great War and died of wounds on 5 January 1915. He is buried in Le Touret Military Cemetery, France.