Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (82951 Gnr: J. O’Hara, 4th Bty: R.F.A.) good very fine £100-140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Boer War Medals to the Royal Artillery.

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This Battery received an Honour Title for “Cole’s Kop” in recognition of their hauling two 15-pounder guns some 800 feet up the precipitous sides of this hill. From this elevated position the battery was able to open fire on the rear of the Boer positions and fired over 2,000 shells, all of which had to be hauled up the cliffs. At the end of the action one gun was successfully lowered down again but the second gun had to be thrown over the cliff after time ran out.