Previous Lot Next Lot

Auction: 21001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 504

Three: Private C. Lawson, 11th South African Infantry, late Frontier Light Horse

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (513 Pte C. Lawson. Frontier Lt Horse.); British War and bi-lingual Victory Medals (Pte C. Lawson. 11th S.A.I.), very fine (3)

Charles Lawson was born in King Williams Town, South Africa. He served in the Boer War with the Frontier Light Horse, a cavalry unit stationed in the vicinity of Cape Colony. He enlisted provisionally with an Imperial Service Unit on 18 April 1916 and then later with 3rd Brigade, South African Infantry on 18 May 1916. He was posted to the 11th South African Infantry as a Private in their Depot Company. In June 1917 while serving in German East Africa he began to suffer from repeated attacks of malaria. He was discharged as unfit for further war service in East and Central Africa on 23 September 1917; sold together with copied research including attestation papers, medical documents and his MIC.

Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Sold for
£130

Starting price
£60