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Auction: 18003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 324

Pair: Trooper E. B. Gooyer, Cape Railway Sharpshooters, late Southern Rhodesia Volunteers and Imperial Light Horse

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Rhodesia, Relief of Mafeking, Transvaal (1381 Pte. E. B. Gooyer. Cape Rly: Shptrs:); King's South Africa 1901-02, two clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (716 Tpr E. B. Gooyer. S. Rhod Vols.), minor official correction to unit and top lugs neatly removed from last, lacquered, good very fine and better (2)

Provenance:
Ex A. A. Upfill-Brown collection, December 1991.

Edward Barrand Gooyer joined the South Rhodesian Volunteers on 20 December 1899. He subsequently served with them in Rhodesia and in the Transvaal, and was present at the Relief of Mafeking. Gooyer then transferred to the 1st Imperial Light Horse - as 1082 Trooper - on 25 October 1900, and served with them in the Transvaal, before transferring for a third time - as 1381 Trooper - to the Cape Railway Sharpshooters on 3 May 1901. He served with them in the Cape Colony, but was discharged on 7 August 1901, only to re-enlist in the Cape Railway Sharpshooters - as 1265 Trooper - on 14 September 1901. He was finally discharged on 13 March 1902; he would appear to be entitled to the 'Cape Colony' clasp but this was 'Recovered and returned to Woolwich' (the Medal Roll refers).


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