Auction Catalogue

11 & 12 December 2013

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 1032

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12 December 2013

Hammer Price:
£300

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 7 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek, South Africa 1901 (730 Far. Sjt. W. Cornish, Bethune’s M.I.), edge nicks, better than very fine
£160-180

William Albert Cornish enlisted in Bethune’s Mounted Infantry in February 1900 and was discharged as a Farrier Sergeant in April 1901. His ‘Transvaal’ clasp would appear to have been earned with the 1st Imperial Light Horse.

Sold with Medal & clasp roll verification.