Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Mafeking (2453 Tpr: H. H. Knox. B.S.A. Police) extremely fine
£1800-2200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Medals Relating to Rhodesia and South Africa.

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Trooper Henderson Herbert Knox was killed at Mafeking on 2 February 1900. ‘A shell from the 94-pounder struck one of the splinter roofs at Cannon Kopje, smashing right in killing one man (Knox) who was really suffocated before he could be got out, breaking another man’s leg (Francis) and badly injuring another man’s back (T. Goddard). A heavy beam had fallen across his chest trapping him, he could be heard calling but could not be got out.’