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Auction: 21001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 482

Pair: Corporal A. Mercer, Military Foot Police

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing's Nek, South Africa 1901 (366 Corpl: A. Mercer. Mil: Foot Police); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (366 Cpl. A. Mercer. Mil: Foot Police), unofficial rivets between third and fourth clasps, top clasp loose upon riband, edge nicks, very fine (2)

Alfred Mercer was born at Bromley, Kent in 1863 and enlisted in the Military Foot Police at Maidstone on 30 October 1882, having previously served in the Royal West Kent Regiment Militia. Having seen active service in South Africa, he was discharged at Gosport on 29 October 1903, intending to live at Bussage, Stroud; sold together with copied service record.

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Sold for
£230

Starting price
£110