Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Corporal S. L. Harris, South African Forces

1914-15 Star (Pte., 8th Infantry); British War and B-ilingual Victory Medals (Cpl., 3rd Infantry), extremely fine (3) £80-100

Stewart Lindsay Harris, who appears to have originally enlisted in the 2nd Transvaal Scottish, served in the German South-West Africa campaign 1914-15. Joining the S.A. Overseas Contingent at the end of the latter year, he was embarked for France with the 3rd South African Infantry and was wounded by a gunshot in the left elbow on 5 July 1916. Evacuated to England, he does not appear to have rejoined his unit in the Field until July 1917, when he was posted to ‘A’ Company. Advanced to Corporal that October, Harris transferred to the 4th South African Infantry in February 1918 and was posted missing on 24 March. He had, in fact, been taken P.O.W., was repatriated to Dover in January 1919, and returned thence to South Africa where he was discharged in May 1919.

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