Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Belmont, Modder River (Lieut. & Qr.-Mr. J. Chase, Scots Gds.) good very fine £400-500

James Chase died suddenly at Modder River on 3 February 1900.

He was born in July 1865, was a Warrant Officer for six years and obtained his commission in the Scots Guards in May 1891. In the following year he was present at Tel-el-Kebir and the action at Mahuta, receiving the Medal & clasp and Khedive’s Star. He had accompanied the 1st Battalion, Scots Guards to South Africa in October 1899, and remained actively employed up until the time of his death.