2 BAR QSA ELANDSLAAGTE & DEFENCE OF LADYSMITH, 5th LANCERS
QSA 1899-1902 With clasps for Eandslaagte & Defence of Ladysmith
To- 4033.PTE.F.KENNY.5/LCRS
The 5th Irish Lancers took part in the famous charge at Elandslaagte on 21 October 1899. As the Boers mounted their horses and started to retreat, the 5th Lancers charged them three times as darkness was setting in. Many Boers were cut down and two field guns were captured, with total enemy casualties of around 350.
NEF & Complete with medal roll details.
Code: 56288