Description
Queen’s South Africa, 2 bars, Cape Colony, Wittebergen, 921 Private H. Allen, Prince Alfred’s Volunteer Guards Mounted Infantry.
Officially impressed: “921 Pte H. Allen. Prince Alf: Vol: Gds:”
Confirmed on the medal roll.
Private Allen served with the “Prince Alfred’s Guards Mounted Infantry” during the Boer War.
The medal roll has relatively few entries for the “Wittebergen” clasp to this unit.
The clasp was earned by those who were in a certain region during the month of July 1900.
The following occurred around this time:
“A detachment of Prince Alfred’s Guards also took part in the operations for surrounding Prinsloo, and a detachment 93 strong formed part of the escort to a large convoy which, under the command of Colonel Brookfield, was, on 25th June 1900, sent out from Kroonstad to General Paget, who was near Lindley. The convoy was fiercely attacked, but got through after heavy fighting. This squadron was also engaged on 3rd July 1900 in General Paget’s sharp action at Baken Kop or Leeuw Kop.”
