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QSA (2) Cape Colony, South Africa 1901 (1161 Pte. A. Stuart. C. T. Highrs.), unofficial rivets between state and date clasps, suspension repaired.

CC on WO100/241p161. SA01 on WO100/241p204.

Attached to the Namaqualand Border Scouts, 1 June to 9 July 1901.

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QSA (2) Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 (1956 Pte. H. Finkle. C.T. Hdrs.)

CC on WO100/241p94. SA02 on WO100/241p185

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QSA (2) Cape Colony, Orange Free State (651 Corpl: A. W. Gait. Cape Town Highrs:)

A. W. Gait attested for the Cape Town Highlanders on 22 March 1898 and served with them until 1 January 1901.

Also entitled to SA01.

Sold with the recipient’s original Volunteer Discharge Certificate, this folded and torn, and a South Africa 1900 Christmas Tin, with remnants of the original chocolate.

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QSA (2) Cape Colony, Orange Free State (1113 Corpl: W. Stewart, Cape Town Highrs:) with official corrections;
KSA (2) (1113 Serjt: W. Stewart. C.T. Highrs:)

Officers of the Cape Town Highlanders

Source: www.angloboerwar.com/forum/19-ephemera/3...-jack?start=48#92516

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Part of a father and son lot. This the father's medals.

QSA (3) Cape Colony, South Africa 1902, South Africa 1901, (Lieut: D. Steele-Perkins. Cape Town Hdrs), the clasps mounted in that order;
British War and Victory Medals (Capt. D. S. Steele-Perkins.);
British Red Cross Society War Service medal, unnamed as issued,

Duncombe Steele Steele-Perkins was born at Exeter, Devon on 3 September 1882, the son of Alfred and Mary Steele-Perkins. Still a young man on the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Boer War Steele-Perkins reached his majority in 1900 and was immediately commissioned Lieutenant with the Cape Town Highlanders, serving though 1901-1902. Returning to Britain after the war he studied at Guy's Hospital before attending the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Becoming a Licentiate of the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons in 1905 he became Medical Officer of Health for his local Urban District Council of Honiton, Devon. Moving to Fuidge House, Honiton, Devon he was living there on the outbreak of the Great War. As the war progressed Steele-Perkins joined the Royal Army Medical Corps with the rank of Lieutenant on 7 February 1916, later being promoted Captain.

Returning to Devon after the war he served as Medical and Public Vaccinations Officer for the 8th & 10th Districts. Working at the Honiton Hospital he was also the Medical Officer for Health for the Honiton Rural District, a role he was performing in 1957. Steele-Perkins died at Honiton on 31 March 1958.

His son's medals:

[ KCB ]
[ KCVO]
Defence and War Medals 1939-45;
Coronation 1952,
Together with two papal commemorative medals, four medals commemorating post war Royal visits, as well as a riband bar.

The remarkable campaign group of three attributed to Surgeon Vice-Admiral Sir D. D, Steele-Perkins, Royal Navy, who was attending on the then Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip during the Royal Tour 1952 and was present when the news of George VI's death arrived and following a long and distinguished career became Medical Director of the Navy