Auction Catalogue

15 December 2000

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Regus Conference Centre  12 St James Square  London  SW1Y 4RB

Lot

№ 1135

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15 December 2000

Hammer Price:
£290

Pair: Private J. J. Gregory, Cheshire Regiment

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1887-89 (1601 Pte., 2d Bn., Ches. R.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Kimberly, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal (1601 Pte., Cheshire Regt.) some contact wear and edge bruising, about very fine (2) £180-220

Private John James Gregory was wounded and taken prisoner of war at Kaalfontein on 31 October 1900, being released the following day. Sold with seven pages of copied service papers which confirm that he received a gunshot wound to his right thigh, as a result of which he was discharged as being medically unfit on 3 July 1901.