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Auction: 19002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 528

(x) Boshof Town Guard

Just 12 Medals were awarded to the unit, of which seven were returned.

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Pte. R. Beck. Boshof Tn: Gd:), claw re-pinned, extensive edge nicks, good fine or better and excessively rare

R. Beck is recorded upon the roll as having performed '111-night duties in the trenches'. He served alongside two probable relations, C. Beck and J. R. Beck, who notched up a further 402-night duties between them; sold with copied roll entry.

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Sold for
£550