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Anglo Boer War R Battery Royal Horse Artillery medal pair
The medal pair of Edward Collins who served in the Anglo Boer War with R Battery, Royal Horse Artillery gaining the Relief of Kimberley, Paarderberg, Johannesburg, Wittebergen clasps to his QSA medal.
R Battery, Royal Horse Artillery was with General French in the Colesberg district. Thereafter was taken to Modder River. Accompanied the expedition to Koodosberg Drift in the beginning of February; was with General French in the rush to Kimberley and the subsequent advances to Bloemfontein and Pretoria, and assisted Sir Archibald Hunter in the operations for surrounding Prinsloo. In the beginning of 1901 operated with De Lisle in Cape Colony and afterwards in the Orange River Colony.
R Battery Royal Horse Artillery
Edward William Collins was born in Battersea on 25 May 1891 and worked as a silver smith before attesting with the Royal Artillery on 29 May 1891, aged 18 years, posted to South Africa on 24 Oct 1899 with “R” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery until 6 Sep 1902 and discharged on 17 Aug 1911 after 20 years 85 days of service of which he served 20 years and 318 days in South Africa.
Medals – Queen’s South Africa medal with Relief of Kimberley, Paarderberg, Johannesburg, Wittebergen clasps (84957 GNR. E.W. COLLINS. R. B. R.H.A), King’s South Africa medal with South Africa 1901, 1902 clasps (84957 GNR. E.W. COLLINS. R.H.A). Sold with 2 hallmarked Temperance medals.
Medals and clasps confirmed on Medal Rolls and on Service Papers.
With the rare opportunity to buy some original parchment certificates and his Account Book or Pocket Ledger which has Gunnery Qualification Certificates and many other pages of personal annotation.
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