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Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith (90117 Dvr: J....
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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith (90117 Dvr: J. Webster, 42nd. Bty: R.F.A.) edge bruising, very fine £240-£280 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Joseph Webster was born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, in 1873 and attested for the Royal Artillery at Derby on 6 May 1892, having previously served in the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Sherwood Foresters. He served with the Royal Field Artillery in India from 23 November 1894 to 16 September 1899, and then with the 42nd Battery in South Africa from 17 September 1899 to 21 May 1900. He transferred to the Reserve on 1 April 1902, and was discharged on 5 May 1904, after 12 years’ service. Webster re-enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery on 24 November 1914, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 3 April 1915. He transferred to the Labour Corps on 13 December 1917, and then to the Royal Engineers on 3 September 1918, and was discharged on 18 January 1919. Sold with copied research.
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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith (90117 Dvr: J. Webster, 42nd. Bty: R.F.A.) edge bruising, very fine £240-£280 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Joseph Webster was born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, in 1873 and attested for the Royal Artillery at Derby on 6 May 1892, having previously served in the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Sherwood Foresters. He served with the Royal Field Artillery in India from 23 November 1894 to 16 September 1899, and then with the 42nd Battery in South Africa from 17 September 1899 to 21 May 1900. He transferred to the Reserve on 1 April 1902, and was discharged on 5 May 1904, after 12 years’ service. Webster re-enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery on 24 November 1914, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 3 April 1915. He transferred to the Labour Corps on 13 December 1917, and then to the Royal Engineers on 3 September 1918, and was discharged on 18 January 1919. Sold with copied research.
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