Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Orange Free State, Laing’s Nek, Belfast, Relief of Ladysmith, unofficial rivets between third and fourth clasps (3674. Pte. J. Moir. 19/Hrs.) minor edge bruise, extremely fine £140-180

James Moir was born in Barony, Glasgow, in 1872 and attested for the 19th (Prince of Wales’ Own) Hussars at Glasgow on 31 December 1890. He served with the Regiment in India from September 1891 to 28 December 1898, and transferred to the Army Reserve on his return home on 31 December 1898. Following the outbreak of the Boer War he was recalled to the Colours on 13 November 1899, for service with the 13th Hussars (the 19th Hussars at this time were already in South Africa, as part of the garrison under siege at Ladysmith). He landed with the 13th Hussars at Durban on 2 December 1899, and was immediately attached to General Redvers Buller’s Column, which entered and relieved Ladysmith on 28 February 1900. He thereafter continued as part of Buller’s Natal Field Force, and was present at Laing’s Nek in June 1900, and took part in the Battle of Belfast, the last major set-piece battle of the War, on 27 August 1900.

At some stage whilst in South Africa Moir transferred back to his old Regiment, the 19th Hussars, and remained in South Africa until the cessation of hostilities, returning to the U.K. on 10 August 1902. He was discharged on 30 December 1902, after 12 years’ service.

Sold with copied discharge papers and medal roll extract.