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Auction: 17003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 539

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The Boer War Medal awarded to Private H. Amos, Coldstream Guards

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (3330 Pte. H. Amos, Coldstream Guards), good very fine

The Boer War Medal awarded to Private C. Amos, Coldstream Guards, who died of disease while serving in the 1st Battalion at Bloemfontein on 30 March 1900

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Driefontein (8974 Pte. C. Amos. Cldstm: Gds:), edge nick, otherwise good very fine

The British War Medal awarded to Private H. Amos, Rifle Brigade

British War Medal 1914-20 (B. 210118 Pte. H. Amos, Rif. Brig.), nearly extremely fine

The Great War campaign group of three awarded to Officer's Cook 2 A. J. Amos, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (L. 5849 A. J. Amos, O.C.2., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (L. 5849 A. J. Amos. O.C. 2., R.N.), nearly extremely fine (6)

Arthur John Amos was born in Bath, Gloucestershire on the 24 of January 1889. A cook by trade, he joined the battleship H.M.S. Duncan in November 1914. Fortunate to have come ashore on 24 March 1916 - the Duncan was mined and sunk off Malta a month later - Amos was invalided from the service in March 1917.



C. Amos died of disease at Bloemfontein whilst serving with the 1st Battalion, 30 March 1900.


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