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The pair to Private W Steel, 5th Lancers, sold for a hammer price of GBP 650. Totals (VAT UK only): GBP 806. R17,600. Au$1,580. Can$1,440. US$1,020.

The QSA to Private C W Prince, 5th Lancers, sold for a hammer price of GBP 850. Totals (VAT UK only): GBP 1,054. R23,000. Au$2,060. Can$1,880. US$1,340.

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QSA (3) Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith, Belfast (4693 Pte. J. Croft, Manchester Regt.);
[ KSA (2) ]

QSA clasps listed on WO100/198p18. KSA listed on WO100/340p124. No service papers.

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Army LS&GV GV (Staff-Sjt. H. Whitman Barrack Dept)

Described as:

Harry Whitman, a butcher, was born in Ipswich around 1874 and attested for the Devonshire Regiment in London on 26 November 1895. He served with the Tirah Expeditionary Force from 1897-98 and fought in South Africa from 21 September 1899, his Army Service Record adding: ‘including action at Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith and Belfast.’ The record further notes that he received a severe gunshot wound on 6 January 1900. Transferred to the 1st Battalion, Dorset Regiment, on 8 October 1908, he was advanced Sub-Conductor in the Indian Army on 24 October 1916 and was appointed Conductor in 1927, shortly before his retirement.

The QSA to Private J Croft, Manchesters, sold for a hammer price of GBP 480. Totals (VAT UK only): GBP 618. R13,400. Au$1,200. Can$1,100. US$780