Lot Archive

Lot

№ 1219

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2 April 2003

Hammer Price:
£490

Four: Private W. Wilson, Northumberland Fusiliers

Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (4234 Pte., 1/Northd. Fus.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Orange Free State, Transvaal (4234 Pte., North’d Fus.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4234 Pte., North’d Fus.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (4234 Pte., 5th Fusers.) the first with slack suspension and the last with corrected initial, generally good very fine (4) £280-320

Private W. Wilson was posted missing following the action at Elandslaagte, near Klerksdorp on 25 February 1902. He later rejoined his unit.