Postal Medal 73 Digital

POSTAL MEDAL AUCTION - 73
ANGLO BOER WAR
1899 - 1902
Dekoratie Voor Trouwe Dienst (DTD)
13 Single – Luit. F. J. van Wijk EF 15.000 – 25.000
Frederick Johannes van Wijk of Kestell served as a Lieutenant in the OFS Verkenners Korps from
3 October 1899 to 31 May 1902 when as an officer. He kept his rifle when peace was declared. On
form A Commandant J de Wet of Reitz described him as “zeer dapper en uitnemend vertroubaar”.
He was in action at Swartbooiskop, an hour and a half to the south of Nicholson's Nek, Paardeberg,
Kimberley Waterworks, Bloemfontein, Modder River and many others.
Sold with copies of Vorms A and B.
LOT 14
14 Pair – DTD; ABO A. V. Knt. J. J. van Biljon;
Lint Voor Wonden.
EF 18.000 – 28.000
Assistant Veldkornet Jacobus Johannes van Biljon served in the Frankfort Kommando from
2 October 1899 till taken P.o.W. on 9 May 1902. He was in action at Platrand near Ladysmith ,Natal,
at Winburg, OFS and many others in OFS and the Cape.
He was wounded in action on 27 February 1902.
On the night of 22 February, de Wet and his men reached the Cornelis River and Commandant Manie
Botha, and his Vrede Commando joi
ned them. Botha told them of the British force sweeping in a line from the Wilge to the Drakensberg.
They were thus in danger of being trapped against the Bethlehem-Harrismith blockhouse line.
The British sweep caused a wide variety of people to flee and join up with de Wet and his commandos.
Amongst them were two Boer commandants, Alexander Ross and his men from Frankfort and Hendrik
Alberts and some men from Heidelberg.
Sold with copies of Vorms A and B and Lint Voor Wonden application.
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POSTAL MEDAL
AUCTION 73