Queen's South Africa Medal - Thorneycrofts Mntd Inf. Hold Fleet Coaling Officer

Fleet Coaling Officer

5 mm x 112 mm

Corporal on September 25

Three days later

Naming is privately impressed

Queen's South Africa Medal - Thorneycrofts Mntd Inf. Hold Fleet Coaling OfficerQueen's South Africa Medal, Private J. H. Forbes, Thorneycrofts Mounted Infantry (9873 Pte J. H. FORBESTH'CROFT'S M. I.). Naming is officially impressed. Very crisp detail, light contact, replaced suspension, near extremely fine. Footnote: Private J. H. Forbes was wounded at the Battle of Spion Kop on January 24, 1900. The battle was fought 28 km west south west of Ladysmith on the hilltop of Spioenkop along the Tugela River, Natal, South Africa,