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A Collection of Medals relating to the Boer War formed by two brothers 232


A Great War civil M.B.E. group of four awarded to Lieutenant T. A. Sheldon, Western Province Mounted Rifles, latterly Senior Clerk, Department of Defence, awarded ‘for valuable services rendered within the Union of South Africa in connection with the campaigns in German South West and East Africa’ THEMOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1917; QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (Lt. T. A. Sheldon, W. Prov. M.R.); JUBILEE 1935 (T. A. Sheldon); CORONATION 1937 (T. A. Sheldon); together with a renamed King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (Lieutenant T. A. Sheldon), nearly extremely fine (5)


£350-400


M.B.E. London Gazette 19 December 1918. ‘... for valuable services rendered within the Union of South Africa in connection with the campaigns in German South-West Africa and German East Africa.’‘Thomas Alfred Sheldon, Esq.’


Recommendation reads, ‘Senior Clerk, Department of Defence. Has done exceedingly good work since the beginning of the war in the Secretary’s office, Chief Clerk’s Section.’


With copied roll and gazette extracts, recommendation and other research. 233


An M.V.O. 4th Class pair awarded to Captain George H. W. Walsh, Grenadier Guards and Imperial Yeomanry, the 4th Baron Ormanthwaite


THE ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER, M.V.O., Member’s 4th Class breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially numbered ‘351’; QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (Capt. Hon. G. H. W. Walsh, 34th Coy. 11th Imp. Yeo.); together with a mounted pair of miniature dress medals, held within Spink, London, leather case, extremely fine (4)


£500-600


George Harry William Walsh was born in 1863, the third son of the 2nd Baron Ormanthwaite (died 1920) and Lady Katherine Emily Somerset (died 1914), daughter of the 7th Duke of Beaufort. Educated at Wellington College, he was gazetted a Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards, serving 1885-93. He was A.D.C. to the Governor-General of Canada (Lord Stanley of Preston), 1890-93.


He served in the Boer War as a Captain in the 34th (Middlesex) Company, 11th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry, 1900-01; was appointed an Honorary Captain in the Army in 1902 and was a Captain in the Reserve of Officers, 1902-13. Awarded the M.V.O. 4th Class 13 July 1905 as Comptroller to the late Earl of Derby on the occasion of the King’s visit to Knowsley. He succeeded his brother as the 4th Baron Ormanthwaite on 13 March 1937; was D.L. and J.P. for Radnorshire. Lord Ormanthwaite died on 27 October 1943. With copied research.


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A ‘Egypt and Soudan’ Royal Red Cross group of four awarded to Superintendent Sarah Emily Webb, Army Nursing Service ROYAL RED CROSS, 1st Class, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel; THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM, silver breast badge; QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, no clasp (Superintendent S. E. Webb); KING’S SOUTH AFRICA 1901-02, no clasp (Supt. S. E. Webb) cleaned and mounted for display; together with a Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service cape badge, last fine; group with some contact marks, very fine and better (5)


£1000-1200


War Office, November 15, 1898: ‘The Queen has been graciously pleased to confer the Decoration of the Royal Red Cross upon the undermentioned ladies, in recognition of their services in tending the sick and wounded in Egypt, in connection with the recent operations in the Soudan: Miss Sarah Emily Webb, Army Nursing Service ...’


Sarah Emily Webb was born on 30 April 1856. She joined the Army Nursing Service at Netley on 1 May 1886. As such she was awarded the R.R.C. 1st Class for her service in Egypt, in tending the wounded and sick following the Sudan Campaign. As a Superintendent she served in the Boer War, was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 10 September 1901) and on 29 July 1902 was made an Honorary Associate of the Order of St. John. Appointed a Matron in the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service on 17 February 1903, she resigned from the service on 17 June 1904. Then aged 44 years, she married Major Andrew Hosie, R. A.M.C., at St. John’s, Waterloo Road, London, on 7 June 1904. After their marriage they made their home at Barsham Lodge, Sandown, Isle of Wight. With the outbreak of war in August 1914 she offered her services and was appointed Matron of Parkhurst Hospital, Isle of Wight - a position she held until her resignation due to ill-health in April 1916. Following on from this she was subsequently awarded the Silver War Badge. She died at her sister’s home at 47 Garville Avenue, Rathgar, Dublin, on 29 July 1944. With original case for R.R. C. and copied research.


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