Auction Catalogue

2 April 2003

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. Including a superb collection of medals to the King’s German Legion, Police Medals from the Collection of John Tamplin and a small collection of medals to the Irish Guards

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 1213

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2 April 2003

Hammer Price:
£820

Pair: Corporal James, King’s African Rifles, late British Central Africa Rifles

Central Africa 1891-98, 1 clasp, Central Africa 1894-98 (63 Pte., B.C.A. Rifles); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, B.C.A. 1899-1900 (63 Corpl., 1st K.A. Rifles) cleaned, contact marks and edge bruising, about very fine or better and scarce (2) £500-700

Corporal James served in the expedition to Chlwa in August 1897 and against the Mpezeni in Zambia in early 1898. Subsequently, during the Central Africa operations of 1899 and 1906, he served in ‘A’ Company, 1st King’s African Rifles.