Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (Capt. D. H. Forbes, Rl. Scots) extremely fine £600-800

Captain Dudley Henry Forbes, 3rd Battalion Royal Scots, died of enteric at Kroonstad on 21 April 1901, aged 28 years. He was the son of William Forbes, of Callander and had been educated at Eton. Forbes attained the rank of Captain in the 3rd Battalion in May 1897. His battalion had been embodied in December 1899, and, volunteering for active service, he proceeded with it to South Africa in March 1900. Having served in the Cape and Orange River Colonies, he was appointed Commandant at Roodeval Spruit.

Medal with name plaque in fitted wooden glass-fronted case, 148 x 87mm.