United Kingdom. A Queen’s South Africa Medal, to Pte. Bartlett, Cape Colony Cycle Corps Auction Archive the hilt of the left

the hilt of the left sword viewed from the reverse demonstrates minor manufacture-period tool marks

as did his father

uppers in very fine silver wire with a smooth finish and trimmed in rolled and twisted wire on the edges

The ground floor of the house became a museum dedicated to Darwin

one Bronze Grade

United Kingdom. A Queen’s South Africa Medal, to Pte. Bartlett, Cape Colony Cycle Corps Auction Archive the hilt of the leftA Queens South Africa Medal. Instituted 1899. In silver, rim officially impressed 35270 PTE S. P. BARTLETT C. C. C. C. with CAPE COLONY clasp, lovely patina, small contact marks and edge bruises, remains very fine. Footnote: The Cape Colony Cycle Corps was a volunteer mounted infantry unit formed in 1899 from civilian cyclists in the Cape Colony during the Second Boer War. Initially employed for dispatch riding, reconnaissance, and communications