Auction Catalogue

16 & 17 September 2010

Starting at 1:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 473 x

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17 September 2010

Hammer Price:
£270

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 7 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen, South Africa 1901 (2268 Tpr. W. E. Holmes, Robert’s Horse), with silver riband buckle, last clasp loose on riband, edge bruise, very fine £220-250

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Brian Kieran Collection.

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William Edward Holmes served in ‘D’ Squadron of Robert’s Horse and was discharged in December 1900 - Medal & clasps confirmed, with the exception of ‘South Africa 1901’ (T.N.A. WO 100/267 123 refers); his Medal is illustrated in Brian Kieran’s Success of a General.