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Auction: 26001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 124

The scarce campaign pair awarded to Private J. Murray, 2nd Battalion, Dorset Regiment, later 'C' Division, South African Constabulary, who earned his dated clasps across Imperial and local units

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 7 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing's Nek, South Africa 1901 (1338. Pte. J. Murray. 2/Dorset. Rgt.); King's South Africa 1901-02, 1 clasp, South Africa 1902 (1338 Pte. J. Murray. Dorset: Regt.), clasps distributed thus across medals, as issued, good very fine (2)

James Murray a twenty-year-old seaman born at Glasgow on 22 September 1867 enlisted in the 2nd Battalion Dorset Regiment at Dorchester on 18 December 1884. He served with the Dorset Regiment in South Africa from 15 December 1899, before transferring to 'C 'Division South African Constabulary on 3 May 1902.

Captain A. Martin-Leake won his first Victoria Cross whilst serving as Surgeon Captain of the South African Horse and specifically for the action on 8 February 1902 when a line of posts held by C Division, South African Constabulary near Van Tenders Hoek, in the Transvaal were attacked by a large number of Boers.

The Medal Roll for Murray's King's South Africa Medal, dated Colchester, 8 November 1904, states: 'Name: 1338 Private Murray, J. Clasps: South Africa 1901,-; South Africa 1902, 1. Remarks: Clasp for 1901 already received.'

It would appear that his South Africa 1901 clasp was issued with his Queen's South Africa Medal and was not re-issued when his King's South Africa Medal was issued in November 1904.

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Estimate
£400 to £600

Starting price
£320