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Auction: 13002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 203

(x) Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, four clasps, Modder River, Transvaal, Wittebergen, South Africa 1901 (6687 Pte. J. Fox, 1/High: L.I.), good very fine

6687 Private J. Fox, 1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry was wounded at Witpoort 14.8.1900, 'after the surrender of Prinsloo the Highland Brigade operated under Sir A. Hunter in the Bethlehem-Heilbron district. On 15th [sic] August General Hunter had a stiff action at Witpoort, near Heilbron, where the Highland Light Infantry had most of the work. They lost approximately 3 men killed, Colonel Kelham and 40 men wounded.' (British Regiments in South Africa 1899-1902, J. Stirling refers).

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