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Auction: 25112 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 343

Pair: Private A. West, Shropshire Light Infantry

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Johannesburg (5427 Pte. A. West, 2nd Shropshire Lt. Infy.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5427 Pte. A. West. Shrops. L.I.), extremely fine (2)

Provenance:
DNW June 2006, Ex Kuriheka Collection.

The Q.S.A. with a Spink stock ticket labelled '17/6'.

Albert West was born at Lancaster, Lancashire in 1879 and attested at Warley on 8 September 1897. Posted to South Africa on 7 November 1899 he was doubtless present for the Battle of Paardeburg in February 1900 where the Regiment paid a key role. West left South Africa on 29 October 1902 and was discharged on 7 June 1903; sold together with copied research.

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Sold for
£170

Starting price
£140