Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (9558 Pte. C. Moon, Rifle Brigade.) good very fine £240-280

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Awards for the Boer War formed by Doug Jenkins.

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Charles Smallcomb Moon was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, in 1870 and attested for the Rifle Brigade at Horfield on 8 March 1888. He served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa, and was killed in action at Ladysmith on 23 February 1900.

Sold together with the recipient’s Small Book; War Office enclosure; and various newspaper cuttings.