Three: Private T. Levitt, Lancashire Fusiliers, Queen's Sudan (4057 Pte., 2/Lan. Fus.), number officially corrected; Queen's South Africa, three clasps, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (4057 Pte., Lanc. Fus.), surname spelt 'Levett'; Khedive's Sudan 1896-1908, one clasp, Khartoum (4057 Pte., 2nd L.F.) good very fine (3)

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Three: Private T. Levitt, Lancashire Fusiliers, Queen's Sudan (4057 Pte., 2/Lan. Fus.), number officially corrected; Queen's South Africa, three clasps, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (4057 Pte., Lanc. Fus.), surname spelt 'Levett'; Khedive's Sudan 1896-1908, one clasp, Khartoum (4057 Pte., 2nd L.F.) good very fine (3)

Lot Essay

Private T. Levitt was killed in action at Honing's Spruit on 22.6.1900, days after being liberated from the Prisoner of War camp in Pretoria. He had been taken prisoner at Spion Kop on 24.1.1900.

The Times History chronicles De Wet's triple attack against the railway on 22.6.1900 and of Honing's Spruit records: '... but at Honingspruit, between these two places [Serfontein and America siding], Olivier was repulsed in two fights. The regular post was at Katbosch, just south of the station, where Captain Radcliffe had so carefully intrenched himself that in a fight lasting several hours he had only six casualties; at the station itself 400 newly-released prisoners under Colonel Bullock, who had been captured at Colenso, had just arrived from Pretoria by train; badly armed and in an absolutely exposed place, they kept up a most gallant fight against Olivier's lieutenant, Commandant Bosman, who had guns as well as the advantage of position, until both forces were finally relieved by some guns and mounted men sent hastily from Kroonstad under Colonel Brookfield, a Yeomanry officer. Colonel Bullock's casualties were 21.'