Lot 63
BOER WAR INTEREST:-
A silver vesta case & slow match holder, with a spring-loaded cover, inscribed "KRUGERSDROP GYMKANA - POLO SCURRY, won by Capt. Spencer's "ROAN" 1903", gilt interior, by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co.Ltd., London 1902; 2.15" (5.5 cms) long; 2 oz
*Lional Dixon Spencer (born 1875) was commissioned into the King's Own Scottish Borders, 6 June 1897. He served in India and then took part in the Boer War operations in Natal (including Lombard's Kop) and was present at the defence of Ladysmith.
