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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (1062 Cpl. G. W. Osborn, C.I.V.) good very fine £100-£140
This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria.
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George William Osborn joined the Honourable Artillery Company in 1896 and served in the City Imperial Volunteers Battery during the Boer War. He was still a veteran member of the H.A.C. in 1915 at which time he gave his addresses as Putney Heath and Heathfield Common, Sussex. After his death in 1955, the following was written of him: ‘A well-known Heathfield personality in former years, Mr George William Osborn, of 24 Old Orchard Road Eastbourne, died last week at the age of 82. Born in Chelsea, Mr. Osborn served as a gunner with the Honourable Artillery Company in the Boer War. He leaves a widow.’ (Eastbourne Herald 22 January 1955 refers).
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