A Collection of Queen’s South Africa Medals to the Royal Navy 611
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Paardeberg, Driefontein (143807. A.B. T. Fido. H.M.S. “Monarch”) engraved naming, good fine
£300-£400
Thomas Fido was born at Langport, Somerset, on 4 July 1872, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 20 December 1887. Advanced Able Seaman on 1 August 1892, he joined H.M.S. Monarch on 26 January 1897, and served in her during the Boer War. He died from enteric fever at Bloemfontein on 17 May 1900.
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Provenance: Buckland, Dix & Wood, June 1991. Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (J. L. Maxwell, Ch. E.R.A., 2Cl., H.M.S. Naiad.) large impressed naming,
surname partially officially corrected, contact marks, nearly very fine 613 614 £80-£120
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (W. H. Cecil, Ord. H.M.S. Niobe) small impressed naming, good very fine £80-£120
Approximately 161 medals awarded to H.M.S. Partridge. Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (E. Lyons, Sto., H.M.S. Partridge) small impressed naming, minor edge
bruising and light scratches to obverse field, otherwise very fine 615 £100-£140
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (C. A. Sneyd, Pte. R.M., H.M.S. Pearl.) large impressed naming, very fine £140-£180
Provenance: Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, February 1997. Approximately 203 medals awarded to H.M.S. Pearl.
C. Albert Sneyd was born in Hackney, London, on 18 January 1881, and was a doll maker before joining the Royal Marines on 28 December 1898. He was discharged on 20 January 1911 on completion of his 12 year engagement, and enrolled in the Royal Fleet Reserve at Chatham on 21 January 1911. He was mobilised in August 1914 to serve at the Chatham Headquarters until joining the S.S. Channel Queen in April 1915. He transferred to H.M.S. President III in November 1915 for service with defensively armed merchant ships, and continued to serve in this capacity until demobilised on 26 March 1919.
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Approximately 229 medals awarded to H.M.S. Pelorus. Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (T. Rowe, Sto., H.M.S. Pelorus) small impressed naming, light contact
marks, very fine £100-£140
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Paardeberg, Driefontein (174407. Sto: G. West. H.M.S. Powerful.) engraved naming, extremely fine
£500-£700
Only 28 four-clasp medals awarded to H.M.S. Powerful, all but one with this combination of clasps.
George West was born in Gravesend, Kent, on 11 December 1871, and joined the Royal Navy on 1 July 1893. He served in H.M.S. Powerful from 15 September 1899 to 8 June 1900, before purchasing his discharge on 30 May 1901.
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Pair: Chief Engine Room Artificer J. Wright, Royal Navy
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (J. Wright, Ch: E.R.A. H.M.S. Racoon) small impressed naming; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C.,
E.VII.R. (132385 John Wright, Ch. E.R.A., H.M.S. Pembroke.) good very fine (2)
£160-£200 Approximately 178 medals awarded to H.M.S. Racoon.
John Wright was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, on 28 April 1859, and joined the Royal Navy on 28 April 1885. Advanced Chief Engine Room Artificer on 1 February 1897, he served in H.M.S. Racoon from 1 February 1898 to 6 July 1901. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 27 April 1906, and was shore pensioned on 8 May 1907.
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