Eight: Major C. H. Holder, Imperial Light Horse, late South African

Eight: Major C. H. Holder, Imperial Light Horse, late South African Field Telegraph and Postal Corps, who served as a Signal Officer throughout the Great War in both German South West Africa and German East Africa, and latterly attached to the Royal Engineers on the Western Front, and on one occasion reputedly signalled to General Smuts on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro by helio from over 75 miles away Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (357 Pte. H. Holder. Imp. Mil. Rlys. Vors.) renamed; Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 (Sgt. C. H. Holder. Transvaal. Mtd. Rifles.); 1914-15 Star (Lt. C. H. Holder S.A.F.T. & P.C.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. C. H. Holder.); Coronation 1937 (Maj. C. H. Holder. V.D. Union R. of O. 14.5.37) privately engraved naming; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration, G.V.R., the reverse engraved ‘Capt. C. H. Holder. 5th M.R. (I.L.H.)’, with integral top riband bar; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Capt. C. H. Holder. 5th M.R. (I.L.H.)) mounted as worn, light contact marks, very fine and better (8) £700-£900.

Estimación:840,27€

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