United Kingdom. A Queen's South Africa Medal With Three Clasps, To Private J. Larg, 13Th Hussars

TRANSVAAL, SOUTH AFRICA 1901, SOUTH AFRICA 1902 (4429 Pte J. LARG. 13TH HUSSARS.). Naming is officially impressed. Court-mounted, bruised, edge nicks, pitting, contact marks, replacement ribbon, dual push pin attachments, fine.

Footnote: The 13th Hussars arrived in South Africa in December 1899 and took part in the Battle of Colenso during the Second Boer War. It formed part of Colonel Burn-Murdoch’s Brigade and had a minor part in the Relief of Ladysmith in February 1900. The regiment stayed in South Africa throughout the hostilities, which ended with the Peace of Vereeniging on May 31, 1902. Following the end of the war, 556 officers and men of the regiment left South Africa on the SS City of Vienna, which arrived at Southampton in October 1902.