Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (2632 Pte. C. Shears. S. Lanc: Regt.) edge bruising, nearly very fine £180-£220

Charles Shears was born in Liverpool in 1873 and attested for the South Lancashire Regiment on 2 January 1892. He transferred to the Reserve on 2 January 1899, but was recalled to the Colours on 13 November 1899, and served with the 1st Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War from 30 November 1899 to 30 June 1900. He was wounded at Colenso Koppies on 23 February 1900. He reverted to the Reserve on 30 April 1902, and was discharged on 1 January 1904, after 12 years’ service.

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