Description
Queen’s South Africa, 3 bars, Belmont, Modder River, Driefontein, 1719 Private G.F. Drane, Coldstream Guards, who died during the war.
Officially impressed: “1719 Pte G.F. Drane. Cldstm Gds.”
An early issue with large impressed naming and visible ghost dates.
Confirmed on the medal roll.
With entries from the Coldstream Guards record books.
Died of Enteric Fever on 3rd June 1900 at Naauwpoort.
An unusual combination, due to his early death he earned 3 of the 6 typical “Battle Bars” earned by the Guards Brigade that served since the early part of the war.
George Frederick Drane, was born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
Aged 20, having worked as a Porter, he attested for service at Stratford aged 20 years 11 months on 21st June 1898.
As reported in the Cambridgeshire Independent Press of 14th December 1900, his name was read out during a local Memorial Service for the fallen from Cambridgeshire at Ely Cathedral.
“FOR THOSE FALLEN IN WAR, The Cathedral was very well attended on Friday evening, when a memorial service was held for those from this diocese who had fallen in the War in South Africa. A short service was gone through, and a list of names of those who had fallen was read out by the Rev H.J. Crosby.
…- COLDSTREAM GUARDS, Private G. F. Drane…”
