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Auction: 24111 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 162

A superb Q.S.A. to Private F. H. Bough, Imperial Yeomanry, who was wounded on 17 December 1900 at Hamel-fontein

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901 (9054 Pte F. H. Bough, 32nd Coy 2nd Impl: Yeo:), top clasp not rivetted, otherwise very fine

Frederick Hugh Bough was born at Wrexham, Denbighshire in 1880 and attested with the 32 (Lancashire Hussars) Company, Imperial Yeomanry on 17 March 1900. Entering the war in South Africa on 14 April 1900 Bough was present at Hameel-fontein on 17 December 1900 when the small garrison of less than 30 men in the farmhouse was encircled by 400 men of Hertzog's Commando. Thrice called upon to surrender the force of less than 30 refused and fought a gallant resistance under heavy pressure until relieved by a column under Major H.G.D. Shute, Coldstream Guards. Seven men were listed as wounded and Bough was one of them, noted on his service records as wounded 'Dangerously at Hamilton Fontein [sic] 17.12.00'. One DSO, a DCM and an MID were awarded to the garrison. Vide The Register of the Anglo-Boer War.

Invalided back to Britain on 14 April 1901 it was noted that while his injury was dangerous it would not affect him permanently. Despite this Bough was discharged on 21 May 1901.

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Sold for
£230

Starting price
£160