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Auction: 22103 - Orders, Decorations and Medals VII - e-Auction
Lot: 339

Pair: Private W. J. Paul, Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry and Steinaecker’s Horse, late Trooper, British South Africa Police

British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia 1896, 1 clasp, Mashonaland 1897 (146 Troopr. W. J. Paul. B.S.A.P.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (9167 Pte. W. J. Paul. Th'Croft's M.I.), very fine (2)

His entry in Steinaecker’s Horsemen by the late Bill Woolmore gives further detail:

'PAUL, WILLIAM JOHNSON, Trooper No 1527; Born Scotland on 19th September 1873.

He served in both the 1896 and 1897 Campaigns in Rhodesia with the Mashonaland Mounted Police (1 year) and the British South Africa Police (1 year and 7 days) and earned the British South Africa Company’s Medal with clasp for the service.

Previous Anglo-Boer War service as Private 9167 in D Company of Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry from 23rd December 1899 to 9th November 1900.
Enlisted in Steinaeckers Horse at Pietersmaritzburg on 12th October 1901. A Baker, aged 28, height 5 foot 9 1/2, blue eyes, fair hair. Next of Kin: Mother, 19 St Leonards, Scotland. Discharged time expired at PMB on 12th July 1902 after the cessation of hostilities.'

Further entitled to the King's Medal & 2 clasps.

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Sold for
£700

Starting price
£320