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Auction: 21003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 170

(x) Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (3480 Pte R. Butler, Gren:Gds:), contact marks, edge bruising, very fine

R. Butler served with 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards which formed part of the Guards Brigade under Major-General Colville. They were engaged early in the war at Belmont in the attempt to relieve Kimberly were they formed the centre of the British line. They were at the fore of the British Line in taking both Boer lines of defence on Gun Hill and then Mont Blanc. The Guards were held in reserve at Enslin and did not fight again until Modder River. Here they were on the right of the line and not part of the force which was able to affect a crossing of the river further upstream but did face heavy fighting nonetheless. Later they covered the withdrawal of the Highland Brigade at Magersfontein and shared in the combat and both Diamond Hill and Belfast. During the Guerrilla phase of the war they fought in the column of Colonel Crabbe. Butler was discharged on 26 January 1903; sold together with sold together with copied medal rolls and extracts relating to the Grenadier Guards during the Boer War.

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Sold for
£220

Starting price
£160