A Collection of Medals formed by the Reverend Canon Nigel Nicholson, OStJ, DL 254
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (Capt. W. A. Nicholson, 69/B., R.F.A.) good very fine
£400-£500
Walter Adams Nicholson was born on 28 September 1869, and was educated at Shrewsbury School and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was gazetted 2nd Lieutenant R.A. on 27 July 1888; Lieutenant, 27 July 1891; Captain, 17 February 1899; Major, 13 July 1904. He was appointed Adjutant to the 3rd Kent Volunteer Artillery under Colonel Hozier on 9 March 1896. He served in the South African War in 1901 and took part in the operations in the Transvaal, Orange River Colony and Cape Colony, March to October 1901. He subsequently served in Egypt and India, and retired from the Army on 28 September 1909, but rejoined on the outbreak of war in August 1914. He served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from February 1915, was wounded and gassed during the Second Battle of Ypres at the end of April, being invalided home. Upon his recovery he was appointed Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel and given command of a Brigade R.F.A., which he took to the front in August 1915. He took part in the battle of the Somme in July 1916, after which he returned to the Ypres salient, taking part in the battle of Messines Ridge, and was killed in action near Ypres on 4 September 1917, by a bomb dropped from an enemy aeroplane.
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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (25473 Tpr: D. Nicholson. C. in C. Body Gd:) naming officially re-impressed, good very fine
£80-£100
David Cooper Nicholson was discharged at Cape Town on 14 June 1901, time expired after just 193 days service. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll entry.
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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Mafeking, Defence of Kimberley, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Lieut: M. N. Nicholson, Kimberley L.H.) very small edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fine and a scarce combination of clasps
£400-£500
Murdo Norman Nicholson served as a Staff Sergeant in the Kimberley Town Guard, Regimental number 399. He was commissioned as Lieutenant in the Kimberley Light Horse on 7 March 1900, aged 30, and was placed on the Reserve on 30 June 1902. Also entitled to King's South Africa medal with 2 clasps. Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
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Entitled to 4 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, not those listed above. Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal (6180 Pte. C.
Nicholson. Essex Regt.) contact marks, nearly very fine £80-£100 258
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek, South Africa 1901 (7295 Pte. F. S. Nicholson, R: Lanc: Regt.) very fine
£80-£100
Frederick Samuel Nicholson was born in the Parish of Ulverston, Lancaster, and enlisted into the Royal Lancaster Regiment on 5 February 1900, aged 21 years 4 months. He served in South Africa from 17 March 1900 to 31 May 1901, and was discharged on 6 June 1901. Sold with copied discharge papers.
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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Driefontein, Transvaal (18 Pte. E. Nicholson, Scots Gds:) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fine
£120-£160
Evan Nicholson served in the Scots Guards from 12 November 1899 until 12 June 1900, when he transferred to the South African Constabulary as Trooper No. 894, 3rd Battalion, “C” Troop. Also entitled to the King's South Africa medal with 2 clasps.
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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (2767 Corpl: F. Nicholson. S. Lanc: Regt.) very fine
£100-£140
Frederick Bentley Nicholson was born in Salford in 1869. He attested for the South Lancashire Regiment on 14 June 1889, aged 19 years 2 months, a soda water maker by trade. He was discharged on 3 June 1902 and is additionally entitled to the King's South Africa medal with 2 clasps. He was afterwards a music librarian for Manchester Corporation.
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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (63 Tpr: A. Nicholson. Bethune’s M.I.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine
£100-£140
Sold with copied medal roll entry which shows additional entitlement to clasps for Tugela Heights and Laing's Nek. He enlisted into Bethune’s Mounted infantry on 19 April 1899 and was discharged on 22 April 1901.
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