CAMPAIGN GROUPS AND PAIRS 229 Pair: Private W. Wall, York and Lancaster Regiment
QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (3068 Pte., 1st Yk. & Lanc. Regt.); KING’S SOUTH AFRICA 1901-02, 2 clasps (3068 Pte., York & lanc. Regt.) edge bruising, contact marks, nearly very fine (2)
£180-220 230 Family group:
Five: Serjeant P. Ashton, South Staffordshire Regiment, late Dorset Regiment QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek, Cape Colony (2474 Pte., Dorset Rgt.); KING’S SOUTH AFRICA 1901-02, 2 clasps (2474 Pte., Dorset Regt.); 1914-15 STAR (10682 L-Cpl., S. Staff. R.); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (10682 Sjt., S. Staff. R.) third and fifth with adhesive paper to reverse
Pair: Driver J. Ashton, Royal Field Artillery QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (72866 Dvr., R.F.A.); KING’S SOUTH AFRICA 1901-02, 2 clasps (72866 Dvr., R.F.A.)
WAR MEDAL 1939-45, unnamed, attributed to Sapper Cyril Pryce Ashton, Royal Engineers, with adhesive paper to reverse; contact marks, nearly very fine and better (10)
£400-500
Pryce Ashton was born in Welshpool, Montgomeryshire on 23 August 1869. On 10 February 1885 he enlisted as a Boy 2nd Class in the Royal Navy but was invalided from the service on 3 July 1885. He then enlisted into the Dorset Regiment at Dudley, Worcestershire on 6 September 1887. With them he served in the Second Boer War and was wounded at Almonds Nek, 11 June 1900. During the Great War he served with the South Staffordshire Regiment, serving at the front, July 1915-January 1916. Later served with the 142 Company Labour Corps, supervising Chinese Labourers, January 1918-January 1919.
With a wealth of original papers including: parchment R.N. certificate of service; mounted infantry certificate 1892; parchment certificate of character 1895 and 1903; parchment certificate of discharge 1903; parchment reserve certificate; certificate of employment during the war (1914-18); protection certificate 1919; certificate of transfer to reserve 1919; baptism certificate 1868; marriage certificate 1897; National Health card (2); medical card; photographs (4); newspaper clippings. With cap badge and ‘Comrades of the Great War’ enamelled lapel badge.
Cyril Pryce Ashton was born on 21 April 1904. Served in the Royal Engineers during the Second World War. With Soldier’s Service and Pay Book and Trade Training Wing School of Military Engineering certificate in Bricklaying, 1945.
x231 Pair: Sapper G. W. Brunger, Royal Engineers
QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (2668 Sapr., R.E.); KING’S SOUTH AFRICA 1901-02, 2 clasps (2668 Sapr., R.E.) slight edge bruising, good very fine (3)
£160-200 With cap badge for display purposes. 232 Pair: Orderly S. W. Hatherley, S. John Ambulance Brigade
QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, no clasp (1607 Ordly. S. W. Hatherley, St. John Amb. Bde.); ST. JOHN MEDAL FOR SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902 (1607 Pte. P. W. Hatherley, Birmingham Corps) note varying initials, minor edge bruising, very fine (2)
£300-360
With copied roll extract which confirms initials ‘S. W.’ and shows entitlement to the clasps Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal, and service at the 16 General Hospital.
x233 Four: Pipe-Serjeant R. Anderson, 6th Battalion Royal Scots, late Piper, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Modder River, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (3016 Piper, A. & S. Highrs.); 1914-15 STAR (1131 Sjt., R. Scots); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (1131 Sjt., R. Scots.) very fine (4)
£300-400
Robert Anderson was born in Edinburgh in 1875; he enlisted into the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders in 1888 at the age of 13. He served in India as a Piper with ‘A’ Company, 2nd Battalion. In addition to the pipes he was proficient in Highland Dancing, taking prizes at the annual Regimental Highland Games at Mian Mir in March 1894.
Following service in India, Piper Anderson transferred to the 1st Battalion where he served in ‘B’ Company, serving in South Africa, November 1899-September 1901. He took part in the battle at Modder River on 28 November where the 1st A. & S.H. suffered 122 casualties, killed and wounded. Two weeks later, in the drive to Kimberley, the Highland Brigade lost heavily at the battle of Magersfontein, the 1st A. & S.H. suffering 113 killed and wounded. He was in action again at Paardeberg, where another 101 casualties were taken by the battalion.
On 25 October 1901, Anderson was discharged and returned to Edinburgh. Prior to the outbreak of the Great War he was employed as a Clerk with the Edinburgh Gas Commission. In 1910 he enlisted into the local Territorial Forces. He served with the 6th Battalion Royal Scots as Sergeant-Piper of the Battalion. With the onset of war he was mobilized. Sergeant-Piper (Pipe-Major) Anderson embarked with the battalion from Devonport on board the Ceramic on 5 September 1915, en-route to Egypt. On 26 November 1915 Pipe-Major Anderson with ‘D’ Company sailed from Alexandria for the Western Frontier where they were engaged near Matruh in the Senussi Campaign.
Having served seven months with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Pipe-Major Anderson returned home as ‘time expired’. He arrived back in England in April 1916 and later took his discharge at Edinburgh.
With copied service papers and service details.
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