Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2) (5733 Pte. W. Horsfield. W. Riding Regt.; 5456 Corpl: J. Wainwright. York: L.I.) contact marks, edge bruise, nearly very fine (2) £80-£100

James Wainwright was born in Leeds, Yorkshire around 1878. He attested into the Yorkshire Light Infantry and served in South Africa during the Boer War. He is additionally entitled to a Queen’s South Africa Medal with four clasps: Belmont, Modder River, Wittebergen, and Transvaal.