Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Major R. Anderson, South African Infantry, late Kaffrarian Rifles and Transvaal Rifles

Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Bechuanaland (867 Pte., Kaffrn. Rifs.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Wepener, Transvaal, Wittebergen (Lieut., Kaffrn. Rif.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasp (Lieut., Kaffrn. Rif.); Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 (L. Cpl., Transvaal Rifles); together with three copy medals: 1914-15 Star (Lt., 5th Infantry) gilded; British War Medal 1914-20, unnamed; Bilingual Victory Medal 1914-19, M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt.) gilded, cleaned and mounted for display, good very fine and better (7) £700-800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals relating to the Boer War formed by two brothers.

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Robert Anderson served in Bechuanaland as a Private in the Kaffrarian Rifles. With the same unit, he served in the Second Boer War, firstly as a Regimental Sergeant-Major, then as a Lieutenant he served at the defence of Wepener, April 1900. He was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 2 April 1901). During the Natal Rebellion he served as a Lance-Corporal in the Transvaal Mounted Rifles. During the Great War his m.i.c. records that he was a Temporary Captain with the 5th Kaffrarian Rifles, a Temporary Major with the 4th South African Infantry and Major with the 3rd Labour Group 117th P.O.W. Company. Great War M.I.D. not confirmed.

With original photograph and copied research including m.i.c..