Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Sergeant W. O. Lake, 9th Lancers

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Relief of Kimberley, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (3654. Corpl: W. O. Lake. 9/Lcrs.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3654 Serjt: W. O. Lake. 9th Lancers.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (3658 Sjt: W. O. Lake. 9/Lrs.) note error in regimental number, mounted for display, contact marks, nearly very fine and better (3) £180-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the 9th and 12th Lancers.

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William Oscar Lake attested for the 9th Lancers in London on 24th October 1893. Sold with a copied photograph featuring Lake wearing his Q.S.A. taken from a group photograph of 9th Lancers Sergeants at Rawalpindi, 1903-04.