Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part III)

Pair: Private C. Kirwan, Leicestershire Regiment

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (4128 Pte., 1 Leic. Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4128 Pte., Leicester Regt.), good very fine and better (2) £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to the Leicester Regiment and Yeomanry formed by the late Trevor Harris.

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Charles Kirwan was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire and enlisted in the Leicestershire Regiment in July 1894, aged 20 years. He subsequently witnessed active service out in South Africa, being employed in the Mounted Infantry from October 1899 until June 1902. He was placed on the Army Reserve in November of the latter year and was finally discharged in July 1906.