United Kingdom. A Queen’s South Africa Medal, to Pte. Bartlett, Cape Colony Cycle Corps Auction Archive France on March 15th

France on March 15th

became the first Wren to die on active service

maker marked "FP" (the "F" obscured by the pin placement)

and General Field Marshal Kesselring

United Kingdom. A Queen’s South Africa Medal, to Pte. Bartlett, Cape Colony Cycle Corps Auction Archive France on March 15thA 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