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Auction: 15002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 232

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, four clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Wittebergen (3959 Pte. J. Robertson, 2: R. Highrs.), edge bruising, nearly extremely fine

3959 Private James Robertson, born Perth, Scotland, 1871; enlisted in the Royal Highlanders, October 1889; served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa from October 1899; wounded at Magersfontein, during 'Black Week', 11.12.1899, on which occasion the Black Watch were exposed to a murderous hail of continuous rifle fire from the entrenched Boers and were pinned down before the Boer positions for 12 hours, suffering 7 Officers and 88 men killed, and 11 Officers and 207 men wounded; discharged, 15.9.1902, after 12 years and 340 days with the Colours.

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