A Collection of Queen’s South Africa Medals for the Defence of Kimberley, Ladysmith and Mafeking

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Orange Free State, Defence of Mafeking, Transvaal (227 Tpr: L. West. Prot: Rgt:) good very fine £1,200-£1,600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Queen’s South Africa Medals for the Defence of Kimberley, Ladysmith and Mafeking.

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Lionel West enlisted in the Protectorate Regiment Frontier Force on 23 October 1900, aged 19, and served during the Boer War in D Squadron. He was discharged on 20 October 1900, and later served as a Trooper in Gorringe's Flying Column from 12 January to 31 March 1901.