Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 8 20 Sep 2017
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Commemorative Medals, South Africa/St. Helena, Boer War: Prisoner of War Camp, hollow bronzed medal, 1900, by J. L. Lefranc (a French POW on St Helena), images relating to South Africa including Kruger and arms of the ZAR, hatching on flags, divided by barbed wire, rev. the prison on the island, depicted as a high rocky landscape, 46mm (Hern 298; Laidlaw 0209), much as made, good very fine and very rare
An American ship, SS Milwaukee, landed the first 514 prisoners on St. Helena on 11 April, 1900, including General Piet Cronje, his wife and military staff. Eventually the number of prisoners rose to about 5000 and the camps were named Broadbottom and Deadwood. J. L. Lefranc was an ex-lieutenant of the French Cavalry, also held in St. Helena.
See also lot 337. (400-600 GBP)
An American ship, SS Milwaukee, landed the first 514 prisoners on St. Helena on 11 April, 1900, including General Piet Cronje, his wife and military staff. Eventually the number of prisoners rose to about 5000 and the camps were named Broadbottom and Deadwood. J. L. Lefranc was an ex-lieutenant of the French Cavalry, also held in St. Helena.
See also lot 337. (400-600 GBP)