Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Natal (5662 Pte. W. Bothwell, Gordon Highrs:) together with a somewhat worn brass commemorative medallion featuring famous Boer War Generals, nearly extremely fine (2) £160-£200

W. Bothwell was from Aberdeen and enlisted in 1896. He was a militia reservist who served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa and died of enteric fever at Modder Spruit on 15 June 1900. He is buried at Natal Naval Cemetery, his religion being shown as Presbyterian. He is recorded in Steve Watt’s Book, In Memoriam, p39. The Natal clasp is particularly scarce to the Regiment.