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Auction: 19001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 679

(x) A Boer War pair awarded to Rifleman W. Ball, King's Royal Rifle Corps, who was taken Prisoner of War at Blood River Poort on 17 September 1901

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Transvaal, Orange Free State (1635 Pte. W. Ball, K.R.R.C.); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (1635 Pte. W. Ball, K.R.R.C.), nicely toned, good very fine (2)

Walter Ball served in the 3rd K.R.R.C. Mounted Infantry, Gough's Mounted Infantry, the 1st (Rifle) Regiment M.I. and the 25th (Rifles) M.I. Battalion; sold with a St. John Ambulance gilt cross, clasp 1919, engraved to reverse '205795 William Ball', a K.R.R.C. cap badge, and medal riband bars (2).

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Sold for
£170