Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3671 Pte. G. Snooks. Devon: Regt.) minor edge bruising, good very fine £100-£140

G. Snooks (also listed as J. Snook, but with the same Regimental number) served with the 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment in South Africa during the Boer War, and was captured and taken Prisoner of War at Colenso on 15 December 1899. At Colenso, the battalion suffered 10 other ranks killed; 4 officers and 61 other ranks wounded; and 30 other ranks taken Prisoner of War.

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Note: The recipient’s Queen’s South Africa Medal with clasps for Relief of Ladysmith and Transvaal (named to 3671 Pte. J. Snook, Devon Regt.) sold in these rooms in December 2010.