A Collection of Medals relating to the Boer War formed by two brothers
Later, as a Miner of Knights Deep Mining Company, Germiston, he enlisted at Johannesburg on 7 December 1915, aged 39 years. Served as a Private, ‘A’ Squadron, 4th South African Horse (No.138), becoming an Acting Sergeant, 15 December 1915. Reverted to Trooper at own request on 15 January 1916. In February 1916 he embarked for East Africa. It was when serving there that he died of wounds at Malanga Majara Mills near Irangi, on 25 October 1916.
With copied W.W.1 service papers and other research. 139
QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill (Lieut. H. T. Ommany, Kitchener’s Horse) extremely fine
£200-240
Henry Travers Ommaney was born on 25 December 1849, the son of Major- General Edward Lacon Ommaney, Royal Engineers (b.1811 in Norfolk and d.1896) and Elizabeth (b.1816 in Madras). He entered Cheltenham College in January 1863 into Newick House and he was in the Classical Rugby Football XX from 1866-7. He left Cheltenham in June 1868 having completed just over five years. He joined the Indian Civil Service in 1868 and was appointed to Bombay in 1870. He served as Assistant to the Collector and Magistrate in Dharwar, Canara, Nassick and Khandeish where he was Forest Settlement Officer. He served as Assistant Collector and Magistrate at Bombay from 1884-6 and as Acting Inspector General of Police in 1888. He was Senior Collector and Magistrate in 1895 and retired in 1896. During the Second Boer War he served as Troop & Squadron Leader, (Lieutenant) in Kitchener's Fighting Scouts and was Chairman of the Repatriation Committee at Johannesburg. Lieutenant Ommany resigned from Kitchener’s Horse on 24 December 1900. He died at Hythe on 30 May 1936. With copied death certificate and other research; research on the unit.
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Served in Marshall’s Horse and Western Province Mounted Rifles. With copied roll extracts. QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill (450 Pte. T. L.
Turpend, Marshall’s Horse) good very fine £80-100
QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek, South Africa 1902 (Lieut. D. Sparks, Natal Carbnrs.) very fine
£220-260
David Sparks was Chairman of Ladysmith Town Council, 1890-94 and 1897-98. In 1899 Ladysmith was proclaimed a Borough and elected its first Mayor. Sparks served as Mayor, 1902-04 and again, 1907-08.
With copied photograph of recipient and copied roll extracts.
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With copied roll extract. QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg (867 Cpl. G. Allewell,
Nesbitt’s Horse) good very fine 143 £90-120
Also served as an officer in Marshall’s Horse. With copied roll extracts. QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill (Capt. W. E.
Galbraith, Uitenhage V.R.) extremely fine 144 £200-240
With copied roll extract. QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Natal, Belmont, Modder River, Relief of Kimberley, Orange Free State (4128
Pte. W. Smith, 9/Lcrs.) good very fine 145 £180-220
With copied roll extract confirming first three clasps. QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa
1902 (Insptr. R. M. Bowker, Imp. Trnspt. Ser.) unofficial connection between 3rd and 4th clasps, very fine £90-120 146
QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (588 Pte. R. R. Bevill, N.S. Wales M.R.) unofficial connection between 3rd and 4th clasps, nearly extremely fine £300-350
Private R. R. Bevill served in the 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles during the Boer War. With copied roll extracts and verification.
Private Robert Royston Bevill, a member of the Naval & Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit) (1 Battalion), embarked on H.M.A. T. Berrima at Sydney on 19 August 1914. He later served overseas as a Quartermaster Serjeant in the 20th Battalion A.I.F., 8 March 1915-4 May 1917.
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