Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Private J. S. Henderson, Cape Police, late British South Africa Police

British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Mashonaland 1897 (509 Sergt., B.S.A. Police); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Defence of Kimberley, Orange Free State, Transvaal (687 Pte., Cape Police), initials officially corrected; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (687 Pte., Cape Police); Mayor of Kimberley’s Star 1899-1900, hallmark letter ‘a’, this last lacking upper brooch-bar, good very fine and better (4) £500-600

Henderson was slightly wounded at Hoopstad on 23 October 1900.