Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Trooper H. C. Crosthwaite, Western Light Horse, late Scott’s Railway Guards

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Wepener, Transvaal, Wittebergen (331 Tpr. H. Crossthwaite, Scott’s Rly. Gds.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (307 Tpr. H. C. Crosthwaite, Western Lt. Horse) note minor variation in spelling of surname, good very fine (2) £380-420

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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Henry Curwan Crosthwaite was an Engine Driver by occupation. During the Boer War he served with the Border Horse and was present at the defence of Wepener, April 1900. On 28 May 1900 he was taken prisoner at Hammonia but was later released. He joined Scott’s Railway Guards in Cape Town on 27 February 1901 and the Western Light Horse in Kimberley on 3 May 1902.

With copied roll extracts and copied attestation forms for his last two units.