A Collection of Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment 154
Pair: Captain R. V. Trengrouse, Gloucestershire Regiment, attached 4th Nigeria Regiment in the Cameroons campaign, where he was wounded in October 1915
British War Medal 1914-20 (Capt. R. V. Trengrouse.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Nigeria 1918 (Lieut. R. V. Trengrouse. Glouc. R.) extremely fine (2)
£400-£500
Richard Vyvyan Trengrouse was born in London on 7 August 1887, a great-grandson of Henry Trengrouse, inventor of the rocket apparatus and ‘bosun’s chair’ for rescuing people from ships. Educated at Uppingham, he was commissioned into the 11th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment as Temporary 2nd Lieutenant on 6 March 1915. He was seconded to the West African Frontier Force on 14 July 1915, and disembarked at Duala on 4 August 1915, where he was posted to the 4th Nigeria Regiment. For the Cameroons campaign, two composite regiments were formed, with ‘A’, ‘D’, ‘E’ and ‘F’ Companies of the 4th Nigeria Regiment becoming part of No. 2 Battalion, Nigeria Regiment. This included 2nd Lieutenant Trengrouse’s Company. On 9 October 1915, he was wounded in an attack by the 2nd Nigerians at Wum Biagas, by a slight wound to the right ankle and a more severe wound from a bullet which entered his chest and exited through the outer side of his left arm. He was admitted to Base Hospital at Duala, where he also had a bout of malarial fever, and on 15 December 1915 he embarked for England on sick leave.
Returning to Lagos in June 1916, he rejoined the 4th Nigerians and in November 1916 sailed for East Africa, disembarking at Daar-es- Salaam on 20 December to join the campaign against Von Lettow. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 July 1917, and commanded a Company in the field 1-31 July and from 20 December 1917 to 4 March 1918, serving in Portuguese East Africa during January and February 1918. He returned to the U.K. on leave in March 1918. He was appointed Temporary Captain, 4th Nigeria Regiment (West Africa Service Brigade) on 1 June 1918, shortly afterwards embarked for West Africa and arrived at Lagos on 13 July and took part in the Egba Expedition (Medal with clasp). He is also entitled to the 1915-15 Star and Victory Medal.
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The Peninsula War medal awarded to Captain Samuel Morris, 28th Foot, who was severely wounded at the battle of Vittoria
Military General Service 1793-1814, 6 clasps, Barrosa, Vittoria, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (Saml. Morris, Capt. 28th Foot.) carriage a little bent between the first two clasps, otherwise good very fine
£2,400-£3,000 Provenance: Sotheby, November 1979. Only eight officers of the 28th Foot survived to claim the clasp for Barrosa, where the 1/28th highly distinguished themselves
Samuel Morris was appointed Ensign in the 28th Foot on 31 January 1805; Lieutenant, 2 April 1806; Captain, 25 November 1813. He served in the Peninsula with the 2/28th from July 1809 to July 1810, and with the 1/28th from December 1810 to April 1811, and from July 1811 to April 1814. He was present at the battle of Barrosa, 5 March 1811; the actions of Arroyo dos Molinos, 28 October 1810, and Almaraz, 18-19 May 1812; retreat from Burgos; battle of Vittoria, 21 June 1813, where he was severely wounded; battles of Nivelle, 10 November 1813, and Nive, 9-13 December 1813; action at Garris, 15 February 1814; battle of Orthes, 27 February 1814; the combat at Aire, 2 March 1814; and the battle of Toulouse, 10 April 1814. Captain Morris was placed on half-pay on 25 December 1814, and saw no further active service. He died at Torquay, Devon, on 8 July 1865, aged 79.
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