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Pair: Corporal J. Brown, M.S.M., 4th Regiment, South African Infantry 1914-15 Star (Cpl....
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Pair: Corporal J. Brown, M.S.M., 4th Regiment, South African Infantry 1914-15 Star (Cpl. J. Brown 8th Infantry); Bilingual Victory Medal 1914-19 (Cpl. J. Brown. 4th S.A.I.) traces of adhesive to reverse of both, nearly very fine 1914 Star (Pte. A. S. Carlton 4th S.A.I.) very fine The British War Medal awarded to Lance-Corporal R. Wilson, 4th Regiment, South African Infantry, who was killed in action during the German Spring Offensive on 24 March 1918 British War Medal 1914-20 (L/Cpl. R. Wilson. 4th S.A.I.); Memorial Plaque (Robert Wilson) traces of adhesive to reverse of both, good very fine and better (5) £100-£140 --- James Brown was born in Northumberland around 1877, and attested for the 4th South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 30 August 1915. Posted to France 15 April 1916, he was granted a First Class Certificate as Bomb Throwing Instructor on 14 June 1917, and was later awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (London Gazette 3 June 1919). He was discharged at Maitland on 6 June 1919. Robert Wilson was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 20 August 1898, and attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Durban on 5 March 1917. Embarked from Cape Town to England per Euripidies on 20 April 1917, he was reported missing whilst serving with the 4th Regiment on 24 March 1918, and was later reported as dead by the German Authorities. He has no known grave and is commemorated upon the Pozieres Memorial, France. Sold with copied service records for the above two recipients. Note: At least two men of the name ‘A. S. Charlton’ served with the 4th Regiment, South African Infantry.
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Pair: Corporal J. Brown, M.S.M., 4th Regiment, South African Infantry 1914-15 Star (Cpl. J. Brown 8th Infantry); Bilingual Victory Medal 1914-19 (Cpl. J. Brown. 4th S.A.I.) traces of adhesive to reverse of both, nearly very fine 1914 Star (Pte. A. S. Carlton 4th S.A.I.) very fine The British War Medal awarded to Lance-Corporal R. Wilson, 4th Regiment, South African Infantry, who was killed in action during the German Spring Offensive on 24 March 1918 British War Medal 1914-20 (L/Cpl. R. Wilson. 4th S.A.I.); Memorial Plaque (Robert Wilson) traces of adhesive to reverse of both, good very fine and better (5) £100-£140 --- James Brown was born in Northumberland around 1877, and attested for the 4th South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 30 August 1915. Posted to France 15 April 1916, he was granted a First Class Certificate as Bomb Throwing Instructor on 14 June 1917, and was later awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (London Gazette 3 June 1919). He was discharged at Maitland on 6 June 1919. Robert Wilson was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 20 August 1898, and attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Durban on 5 March 1917. Embarked from Cape Town to England per Euripidies on 20 April 1917, he was reported missing whilst serving with the 4th Regiment on 24 March 1918, and was later reported as dead by the German Authorities. He has no known grave and is commemorated upon the Pozieres Memorial, France. Sold with copied service records for the above two recipients. Note: At least two men of the name ‘A. S. Charlton’ served with the 4th Regiment, South African Infantry.
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