KIMBERLEY STAR 1899-1900 (Hallmarks for Birmingham, 1900), the reverse of the suspension bar privately engraved, 'A. Lee', and the reverse of the Star, 'For Daring Drive to Kuruman & Back, 16th December 1900', good very fine

细节

KIMBERLEY STAR 1899-1900 (Hallmarks for Birmingham, 1900), the reverse of the suspension bar privately engraved, 'A. Lee', and the reverse of the Star, 'For Daring Drive to Kuruman & Back, 16th December 1900', good very fine

拍品专文

This Star may have been awarded in recognition of some gallant act during the siege of Kuruman in December 1899. Kuruman, 120 miles north-west of Kimberley, was besieged by the Boers from 5.12.1899 to 5.1.1900 when it surrendered.