Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private A. T. Root, Yorkshire Regiment, severely wounded at Paardeberg, 18 February 1900

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Belfast (4534 Pte. A. T. Root, Yorkshire Regt); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (4534 Pte. A. Root. York: Regt) suspension claws loose, contact marks, good fine (2) £140-180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the West Yorkshire (14th Foot) and Yorkshire (19th Foot) Regiments.

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Alfred Thomas Root was born in London, and attested for the Yorkshire Regiment at London, aged 14, in May 1894. He was appointed Bandsman in the 1st Battalion, 28 January 1898, and served with battalion during the Boer War, 24 November 1899 - 6 October 1902. He was severely wounded at Paardeberg, 18 February 1900. He was discharged 30 May 1906, having served 12 years with the Colours.