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4980 PRIVATE J. LAWRENCE, SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS :
Queen's Sudan Medal 1896-97, officially engraved naming - 4980 Pte. J. LAWRENCE, 1/Sea: Hrs. (Seaforth Highlanders); Queen's South Africa Medal, bars, 'Cape Colony', 'Paardeberg', 'Driefontein', 'Wittebergen', 'South Africa 1901', officially impressed naming - 4980 Pte. J. LAWRENCE, 2:Sea: Highrs:, Khedive's Sudan Medal 1896-1908, bars, 'The Atbara', 'Khartoum', correctly engraved in known Regimental style - 4980 Pte. J. LAWRENCE Seaforth Highrs. - (JAMES LAWRENCE - Confirmed on Medal Roll of 1st.Bn. Seaforth Highlanders as present at the Battle of The Atbara on 8 April 1898 and at the Battle of Omdurman and Capture of Khartoum on 2 September 1898.: Subsequently transferred to 2nd. Bn. and served in the Second Boer War and was present at Jagersfontein in October 1900 when the town was garrisoned by two companies of the 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, two artillery pieces and approximately one hundred men of the Town Guard and Police, all under the command of Major W. King-Hall. During the night of 16 October 1900 a party of Burghers led by Commandant P.J. Visser entered the town and concealed themselves amongst the inhabitants until daybreak when they opened fire on the garrison, killing nine and wounding twelve of the defenders. They also liberated those being held in the town's jail. In the action that followed twenty-eight of the Burghers, including Visser were killed and the recipient was DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED. He was invalided home on 22 January 1901.) Sold with verification and copy Casualty Roll entry - NEF - £975