Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Defence of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek, South Africa 1901 (88826 Gnr. W. Wilkins, R.G.A.) edge bruising, very fine £140-180

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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Walter Wilkins born in Smallbridge, near Axminster, Somerset, in 1874 and attested for the Royal Artillery at Woolwich on 10 February 1892. He served in South Africa, September 1899-January 1901, being attached to the 86th Battery R.F.A. from June 1900. Invalided to England, he was discharged as medically unfit at Newport, Monmouthshire on 25 January 1902.

Note: Wilkins is the only man of the 86th Battery to be awarded the ‘Defence of Ladysmith’ clasp. The medal would appear to have been inscribed to the ‘R.G.A.’ in error.

Sold together with copied service papers and roll extracts.