Queen's South Africa Medal - Thorneycrofts Mntd Inf. Hold Corporal on September 25

Corporal on September 25

Naming is privately impressed

Three days later

Edward VII

13 mm x 21 mm inclusive of crown suspension

Queen's South Africa Medal - Thorneycrofts Mntd Inf. Hold Corporal on September 25Queen'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,