Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private J. Knowles, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Defence of Kimberley, Transvaal (4858 Pte. J. Knowles. 1st. Loyal North Lancs. Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (4858 Pte. J. Knowles. 1st. Loyal North Lancs. Regt.) both medals with re-engraved naming, good very fine (2) £60-80

James Knowles was born in Birmingham and attested for the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment at London on 19 July 1895. He served with the 1st Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War from 11 February 1899 until 17 September 1902, and transferred to the Army Reserve on 7 October of that year. He was discharged on 18 July 1907, after 12 years’ service, before attesting for a further four years in the Army Reserve on 8 July 1907, finally being discharged on 7 July 1911.