Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (26225 Corpl. A. Pountnay, 104th Coy. Imp. Yeo.) good very fine £120-160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Boer War Medals.

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Arthur Pountney was born in Horninglow, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire. A Cycle Fitter by occupation, he attested for short service with the Imperial Yeomanry at Derby on 13 February 1901, aged 28 years, 11 months. With the 104th (Derbyshire) Company 4th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry he served in South Africa, March 1901-August 1902. He was posted ‘Missing in Action’ near Fraserburg, northern Cape Province, on 2 February 1902 but later rejoined his unit.

With copied service papers.