Lot 648
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QUEEN'S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, four clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (37698 Tpr. R. Steele, Driscoll's Scts.), good very fine

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QUEEN'S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, four clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (37698 Tpr. R. Steele, Driscoll's Scts.), good very fine

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Driscoll's Scouts were raised at Aliwal North in March 1900 as a body of scouts some 65 strong. They were commanded by the exotic figure of Lieutenant-Colonel "Dan" Driscoll and raised to five Squadrons strength in December 1900. Continuously engaged during the Guerilla War, they were disbanded July 1902.