COLOUR SERGEANT W.J. MILLETT, NAMAQUALAND TOWN GUARD, ONE OF THE DEFENDERS OF O’OKIEP, 4TH

COLOUR SERGEANT W.J. MILLETT, NAMAQUALAND TOWN GUARD, ONE OF THE DEFENDERS OF O’OKIEP, 4TH APRIL – 4TH MAY 1902. Queen’s South Africa Medal, no clasp (officially impressed: 113 COR: SERJT: W.J. MILLETT. NAMQLND: T.G.). Almost Extremely Fine.

Medal accompanied by copied extract from QSA Medal roll, confirming entitlement to medal and that Millett was “engaged with enemy at O’Okiep”, along with copied extract from D.R. Forsyth’s “Medal for the Defence of O’Okiep”, confirming that Colour Sergeant Millett was also entitled to the Cape Copper Company’s Medal for the Defence of O’Okiep in bronze, for service with the Namaqualand Town Guard.

A scarce award to a senior n.c.o., only 8 Colour Sergeants being present with the Namaqualand Town Guard during the siege.