RARE TO UNIT PRE WW1 BRITISH BOER WAR SERVICE MEDAL ALEXANDRIA 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 5 PTE J. C. PHILIPSON. ALEXANDRIA T.G. In exceptionally fine condition.

Medal comes with entitlement paperwork, showing only 21 medals being awarded to the unit in 1905, with a further 6 awarded at later dates, making this an exceptionally scarce issue to this unit.