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Auction: 21001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 589

Three: Staff Sergeant J. Melrose, South African Service Corps Transport & Remounts and Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport Corps

1914-15 Star (Cdr, J. Melrose S. A. S. C. T&R.); British War and bi-lingual Victory Medals (S/Sjt. J. Melrose. C.A.H.T.C.), very fine (3)

John Melrose was born in 1882 and served with the Army Service Corps in Transport and Remounts during the German South West Africa Campaign. He then signed onto the South African Native Labour Corps, serving in France from 24 January 1917. He was transferred to the Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport Corps on 10 June 1918 as a Sergeant and was demobilised 18 November 1918; sold together with copied research including service records, attestation papers and medical records.

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Sold for
£80

Starting price
£30