Four: Sergeant C.C. Calgey, 11th South Africa Infantry, Late Nesbitt's Horse, Imperial Light Horse and 5th Infantry, Queen's South Africa, four clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (Tpr., Nesbitt's Horse); King's South Africa, two clasps (2523 Tpr., I.L.H.); 1914-15 Star (Pte., 5th Infantry); British War Medal 1914-18 (Sjt., 11th S.A.I.), generally very fine (4)

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Four: Sergeant C.C. Calgey, 11th South Africa Infantry, Late Nesbitt's Horse, Imperial Light Horse and 5th Infantry, Queen's South Africa, four clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (Tpr., Nesbitt's Horse); King's South Africa, two clasps (2523 Tpr., I.L.H.); 1914-15 Star (Pte., 5th Infantry); British War Medal 1914-18 (Sjt., 11th S.A.I.), generally very fine (4)

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King's South Africa Medals to the South African Mounted Irregular Forces are uncommon, as few men served for 18 months.

Sergeant C.C. Calgey died of disease in East Africa on 11.6.1916.