British and World Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 (Burger H. J. Jooste) extremely fine £80-100

Hendrik Jacobus Jooste served as a Burger with the Heidelberg Commando. He served in Natal and Transvaal from November 1899, being present in the actions at Ladysmith, Spion Kop, Heidelberg, Mahems Kloof and Van Kollers Kop. Due to illness Jooste was discharged from Commando service at the end of July 1900. Later captured, as a prisoner-of-war he was held in India, October 1900-December 1902. With copied medal application form, dated 4 September 1922.