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QUEEN'S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, Worboys.

£155.00

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (3472 Pte W. Warboys, Wt: York: Regt), Toned extremely fine, and displaying the ghost date.

The spelling of his surname is incorrect on the medal.

William Warboys was born in 1874 at North Mimms, Hertfordshire and enlisted in 1893. He served with the 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, from October 1899 and his entry for the Queen's South Africa medal also confirms 'To England 29 June 1900'. 

Pictured, Medal entitlement, and service record showing that he was a bit of a bad boy at times.


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