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Auction: 24111 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 423

The campaign group of three awarded to Private G. Wells, King's Own Scottish Borderers, who was wounded on 15 February 1900 at Waterval Drift

India General Service 1895-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (3666 Pte G. Wells 2nd Bn K. O. Sco: Bord:); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (3666 Pte G. Wells. K.O. Scot: Bord:); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3666 Pte G. Wells. K.O. Scot: Bord:), some edge bruising overall, otherwise light contact marks very fine (3)

George Wells was born in Stepney, London, and served briefly with the 5th (Militia) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers prior to enlisting into the King's Own Scottish Borderers on 18 April 1891. Posted to India from 24 January 1893-14 February 1899, he returned to Britain but was soon ordered to South Africa.

Arriving in the country on 4 January 1900 he was present at Waterval Drift the next month when De Wett launched an enormous ambush with a commando of 1,000 men. Wells was wounded in the fighting but managed to avoid the great round up of prisoners which occurred there. Returning to on 27 June 1902 he was discharged on 17 April 1903.

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