Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Relief of Mafeking, slight damage to top clasp facing and signs of this having been added later (697 Pte. C. Buckholz. Imp: Lt. Horse.) minor edge nicks, good very fine £160-£200

C. Buckholz served with the 2nd Imperial Light Horse during the Boer War, and qualified with them for the clasps Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, and South Africa 1902. The Medal roll states that he previously served with the Colonial Defence Force, but his entitlement to the Relief of Mafeking clasp is unconfirmed.