QSA 5 Bars Inc Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith and KSA RL Fusiliers Casualty

Queen’s South Africa Medal with 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Tugela Heights and Relief of Ladysmith with a King’s South Africa medal with 1901 and 1902 clasps. Both medals officially named. to 2768 private William Ford. Royal London Fusiliers. Medals are in Extremely Fine condition.  There’s 5 copied pages of Ford’s militia records and a copy of the medal roll confirming the clasp entitlement.

William Ford was born in Marleybone, served 6 years in the 2nd battalion East Kent Regiment. He enlisted in the militia in 29th April 1993 aged 30. He was embodied for the Boer War on 23rd December 1899.  Ford died from disease (haemoptysis) on 18th February 1902 at Cradock in South Africa.

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All coins, medals and other items I sell are genuine unless I have explicitly described them as otherwise and I guarantee this forever. If I sell you something as genuine that later turns out to be a forgery I will take the item back and refund you in full including all postage costs.