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8 December 2016

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№ 459

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8 December 2016

Hammer Price:
£120

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein (2583 Pte. W. Quaintrill, Yorkshire Regt) minor edge bruising, good very fine £70-90

William Quaintrill was born in Greenwich, Kent, and attested for the Yorkshire Regiment at Hounslow, in April 1888. He served with the Regiment during the Second Boer War, 24 November 1899 - 24 July 1900. He was discharged 23 April 1901, having served 13 years with the Colours. In later life he was an Engine Cleaner with L.N.E.R., and died in Darlington in November 1945.