DIED BOER WAR QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL PTE POWLESLAND COLDSTREAM GUARDS

Description

Offered is a Queens South Africa medal with 5 clasps to Private Powlesland, who died of disease in Pretoria in July 1900, whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion of the Coldstream Guards.

Queen’s South Africa medal 1899-1902, 5 clasps, BELMONT, MODDER RIVER, DRIEFONTEIN, JOHANNESBURG & DIAMOND HILL. Impressed named 8005 P^TE R. POWLESLAND, CLDSTM: GDS:. Rear of the medals shows prominent ghost dates of 1899-1900 & comes with a full length of the original ribbon.

The medal is unmounted and comes with copy enlistment papers and medal rolls.

Lance Corporal Richard Henry Powlesland was born 21/7/1872 in Okehampton, Devon. He is listed as serving with the 2nd Battalion of the Coldstream Guards, South African Field Force when he died of disease (Enteric Fever) at Hatherley, Pretoria, South Africa 9th July 1900. He is commemorated at Cathedral. N Transept. Tablets County, Exeter, Devon, England; Holy Trinity. North & south gallery. Panels. Household Cavalry & Guards, Windsor, Berkshire, England.