RARE PRE WW1 BRITISH BOER WAR SERVICE MEDAL ALIWAL NORTH TOWN GUARD

Description

Offered is a Boer War Queen’s South Africa Medal, as awarded to Private Reich’sen, who served with the Aliwal North Town Guard during the Boer War.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp, impressed named to PTE D. REICH,SEN. ALIWAL N.T.G. In exceptionally fine condition. Medal comes with entitlement paperwork.

Aliwal North was notoriously disloyal at the beginning of the War, when it was occupied by the Boers at the invitation of the inhabitants. Following its occupation by the British, it had a Town Guard some 70 strong.

Sold with copied roll entry and Aliwal newspaper article entitled, ‘An Appeal to Loyal Inhabitants!’:

‘Owing to representations made to the Town Council by the Military Authorities pointing out the necessity of substantially increasing the strength of the Town Guard to relieve the tension on the present members of that force, and for the better guarding of the Town, AN EARNEST APPEAL is hereby made to all residents capable of bearing arms to enrol themselves in the Town Guard at once, so as to make its strength adequate to the present requirements. Pay: Mounted 12s per day, Unmounted 7s 6d. Joseph Levy, Mayor.’