Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Gunner W. Graham, 42nd Battery, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith, Belfast (3 Gnr., 42nd Bty. R.F.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (3 Gnr., R.F.A.) edge bruising, contact marks, very fine (2) £300-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals for the Anglo-Boer War.

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Ex Lovell Collection 1978.

William Graham was born at Arbroath, Forfarshire, in April 1872, and enlisted at Brechin in October 1893. His was one of only two R.F.A. batteries present at Elandslaagte. With some copied service notes.