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Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 7 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Joha...
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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 7 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast, South Africa 1901 (3282 Pte. J. Borland, 2: D. of C. Lt. Inft.) minor edge bruise, good very fine £240-£280 --- James Borland was born in Plymouth, Devon, in 1873 and attested for the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry at Bodmin, Cornwall, on 9 February 1891, having previously served in the regiment’s 3rd Militia Battalion. Posted to the 1st Battalion, he served with them in India from 20 February 1893 to 25 January 1899, and took part in the operations on the Punjab Frontier with the Tirah Expeditionary Force in 1897-98. (Medal with two clasps). Transferring to the Army Reserve on 28 January 1899, Borland was recalled to the Colours for service during the Boer War, and served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa from 5 November 1899 to 8 March 1901. Whilst in South Africa he was tried and convicted by District Court Martial for using insubordinate language to a superior officer, and was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment with hard labour. He was released from prison after 364 days’ confinement, and was discharged on 8 March 1903, after 12 years’ service. Borland saw further service with the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front from 10 December 1914 to 15 February 1915, and then with the 1st Garrison Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, in Egypt from September 1915. He was finally discharged, Class Z, on 13 March 1919. Sold with copied research.
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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 7 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast, South Africa 1901 (3282 Pte. J. Borland, 2: D. of C. Lt. Inft.) minor edge bruise, good very fine £240-£280 --- James Borland was born in Plymouth, Devon, in 1873 and attested for the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry at Bodmin, Cornwall, on 9 February 1891, having previously served in the regiment’s 3rd Militia Battalion. Posted to the 1st Battalion, he served with them in India from 20 February 1893 to 25 January 1899, and took part in the operations on the Punjab Frontier with the Tirah Expeditionary Force in 1897-98. (Medal with two clasps). Transferring to the Army Reserve on 28 January 1899, Borland was recalled to the Colours for service during the Boer War, and served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa from 5 November 1899 to 8 March 1901. Whilst in South Africa he was tried and convicted by District Court Martial for using insubordinate language to a superior officer, and was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment with hard labour. He was released from prison after 364 days’ confinement, and was discharged on 8 March 1903, after 12 years’ service. Borland saw further service with the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front from 10 December 1914 to 15 February 1915, and then with the 1st Garrison Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, in Egypt from September 1915. He was finally discharged, Class Z, on 13 March 1919. Sold with copied research.
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