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King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lt. Col. G. H....
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King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lt. Col. G. H. Sylvester. R.A.M.C.) engraved naming, edge nicks and minor edge bruise, good very fine £100-£140 --- George Holden Sylvester was born on 25 October 1856 and commissioned into the Royal Army Medical Corps on 31 July 1880. He served during the Boer War in South Africa initial as a Staff Officer to the Principal Medical Officer Army Headquarters, took part in the operations in the Orange Free State from February to May 1900 including the operations at Paardeberg, 17 to 26 February; the actions at Poplar Grove and Driefontein; operations in the Transvaal in May and June 1900, including the actions near Johannesburg and Pretoria; and operations in the Transvaal east of Pretoria from July to November 1900. Advanced Lieutenant-Colonel on 31 July 1900, he subsequently served as Principal Medical Officer of No. 2 General Hospital from 12 February 1901. For his services in South Africa he was awarded the Queen’s South Africa medal with four clasps; and the King’s South Africa Medal. He retired on 19 October 1907. Sold with copied research.
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King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lt. Col. G. H. Sylvester. R.A.M.C.) engraved naming, edge nicks and minor edge bruise, good very fine £100-£140 --- George Holden Sylvester was born on 25 October 1856 and commissioned into the Royal Army Medical Corps on 31 July 1880. He served during the Boer War in South Africa initial as a Staff Officer to the Principal Medical Officer Army Headquarters, took part in the operations in the Orange Free State from February to May 1900 including the operations at Paardeberg, 17 to 26 February; the actions at Poplar Grove and Driefontein; operations in the Transvaal in May and June 1900, including the actions near Johannesburg and Pretoria; and operations in the Transvaal east of Pretoria from July to November 1900. Advanced Lieutenant-Colonel on 31 July 1900, he subsequently served as Principal Medical Officer of No. 2 General Hospital from 12 February 1901. For his services in South Africa he was awarded the Queen’s South Africa medal with four clasps; and the King’s South Africa Medal. He retired on 19 October 1907. Sold with copied research.
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