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AN EXTREMELY RARE CHINA & BOER WAR COMBINATION TRIO of CHINA (Boxer Rebellion) WAR MEDAL & QSA (4 clasp) with KSA. To: Gnr. C.St Clair R.G.A. Got 12 Months Hard Labour at Wormwood Scrubs for Blackmail.

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AN EXTREMELY RARE CHINA & BOER WAR COMBINATION TRIO of CHINA (Boxer Rebellion) WAR MEDAL & QSA (4 clasp) with KSA. To: Gnr. C.St Clair R.G.A. Got 12 Months Hard Labour at Wormwood Scrubs for Blackmail.


AN EXTREMELY RARE CHINA & BOER WAR COMBINATION TRIO.



CHINA WAR MEDAL (Boxer Rebellion)
& QUEEN'S SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL,(Shadow Dates)
CAPE COLONY - DRIEFONTEIN - PAARDEBURG - TRANSVAAL.
& KING'S SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL.
SOUTH AFRICA 1901 & 1902

To:
Gnr. C.St Clair. Royal Garrison Artillery

Served Paardeberg & Driefontein and in China during the Boxer Rebellion & Received 12 months hard labour in jail at Wormwood Scrubs for blackmail.)

St Clair was One of only 35 recipients of this combination.

[IMPRISONED FOR BLACKMAIL]
After leaving the army St Clair began employment as a fitter's mate but soon found himself in very serious trouble with the civil authorities. He pleaded guilty to having "blackmailed with menace" one Harry Josselson, over the contents of three letters, he having threatened and caused Josselson to hand over £25, £5 and a further £5. St Clair was arrested and placed in custody on 12th May 1917 and sentenced by Mr Justice Shankey on 12th June 1917 to Nine Months Hard Labour at HMP WORMWOOD SCRUBS.

With a very interesting and fully researched service history.

AN EXTREMELY RARE CHINA & BOER WAR COMBINATION TRIO of CHINA (Boxer Rebellion) WAR MEDAL & QSA (4 clasp) with KSA. To: Gnr. C.St Clair R.G.A. Got 12 Months Hard Labour at Wormwood Scrubs for Blackmail. All medals AEF. Top two clasps on QSA are pinned to the ribbon.

£1550.

AN EXTREMELY RARE CHINA & BOER WAR COMBINATION TRIO of CHINA (Boxer Rebellion) WAR MEDAL & QSA (4 clasp) with KSA. To: Gnr. C.St Clair R.G.A. Got 12 Months Hard Labour at Wormwood Scrubs for Blackmail.

AN EXTREMELY RARE CHINA & BOER WAR COMBINATION TRIO of CHINA (Boxer Rebellion) WAR MEDAL & QSA (4 clasp) with KSA. To: Gnr. C.St Clair R.G.A. Got 12 Months Hard Labour at Wormwood Scrubs for Blackmail.
£1550

AN EXTREMELY RARE CHINA & BOER WAR COMBINATION TRIO of CHINA (Boxer Rebellion) WAR MEDAL & QSA (4 clasp) with KSA. To: Gnr. C.St Clair R.G.A. Served Paardeberg & Driefontein. Received 12 Months Jail at Wormwood Scrubs for Blackmail.