Medals and Coins, Arms and Armour - 22nd June 2021
Lot 19
A Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal renamed to Private J. Ashford
Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £180
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Description
A Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal renamed to Private J. Ashford, Cape Police: clasp: Bechuanaland (337 PTE J ASHFORD C. PCE.), engraved, surname unofficially re-engraved, good very fine.
A Private J. Ashford appears on the KSA roll for the Cape Police. It is unclear to whom this medal was originally awarded, because the number 337 appears to have been assigned to a Corporal (W.D. Devine)