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Auction: 20001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 147

(x) Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (6128 Pte. E. Turner. W. Riding Regt.), edge nicks, nearly very fine

Eli Turner was born around 1871 at Huddersfield and attested for the West Riding Regiment on 16 January 1900. A mason by trade, he is noted in a newspaper account as having been invalided home from South Africa, returning to Huddersfield where he received a 'hearty welcome' from his friends. He was later discharged at his own request on 17 November 1906; sold with copied service record and research.

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£75

Starting price
£40