Medals from the Collection of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Part 2 68
Also entitled to King's South Africa 1901-02. Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5782 Pte. T. Edwards. 1/Oxfd.
L.I.) light contact marks, therefore nearly very fine 69 70 71 72 £60-£80
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (6759 Pte. J. Diston. Oxford: L.I.) mounted as worn, dark toned, very fine
£70-£90
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (6519 Pte. A. Gunter. Oxford: L.I.) polished, good fine
£50-£70
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (6506 Pte. T. G. Turner. Oxford: L.I.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine
£60-£80
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (4306 Pte. A. Brain. Oxford: L.I.) contact marks, nearly very fine
£70-£90
Alfred George Brain was born in Bristol in 1874 and attested there for the Oxfordshire Light Infantry on 19 December 1892. He served with the 2nd Battalion in India from 26 January 1895 to 10 February 1902, and saw active service with the Mohmand Field Force and the Tirah Expeditionary Force 1897-98 (entitled to an India General Service Medal with clasps Punjab Frontier 1897-98 and Tirah 1897 -98). He proceeded to South Africa on 11 February 1902 and served there for seven months. Returning home he transferred to the Army Reserve on 14 December 1902, and was discharged on 18 December 1904, after 12 years’ service.
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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal (3547. Pte: A. Mowl. 1/Oxfd: L.I.) good very fine
£100-£140
Albert Howl was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, in 1872 and attested there for the Oxfordshire Light Infantry on 8 January 1891. He served with the 2nd Battalion in India from 4 February 1893 to 28 December 1898, and saw active service with the Mohmand Field Force and the Tirah Expeditionary Force 1897-98 (entitled to an India General Service Medal with clasps Punjab Frontier 1897-98 and Tirah 1897-98). Transferring to the Army Reserve on 31 December 1898, he was recalled to the Colours and served with the 1st Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War from 22 December 1899 to 16 August 1902 (also entitled to the King’s South Africa Medal with two clasps). He was discharged on 7 January 1903, after 12 years’ service.
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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (6425 Pte. J. Vince. Oxford: L.I.) small edge bruise, otherwise good very fine
£80-£100
Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (526 S. Sjt. A. Vines. M.W.S. Oxford Regt.) good very fine and probably unique to the regiment
£300-£400
Confirmed under Sappers and Miners section (WO/100-101), Engineer Field Park, Major E. P. Johnson, R.E.; Conductor H. T. Gasson, R.E.; 2998 Staff Sergt. J. G. Harton, M.W.S. (Border Regt); and 526 Staff Sergt. A. Vines, M.W.S. (Oxford Regt.); together with 40 Indian troops. Sold with copied medal roll entry and some research notes.
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One of 15 clasps for ‘Waziristan 1921-24’ to the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, all 2nd Battalion. India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1921-24 (5374527 Pte. A. W. Ball. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) toned, very
fine and rare 77 78 India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (Dhobi Gopal, 2 Oxf. & Bucks L.I.) very fine £160-£200 £40-£60
The 1914-15 Star awarded to Private Reginald Vaughan, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who died of wounds in France on 26 September 1915
1914-15 Star (11435 Pte. R. Vaughan. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); Memorial Plaque (Reginald Vaughan) extremely fine (2) £60-£80
Reginald Walter Orwood Vaughan served with the 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, in France from 26 May 1915, and died of wounds on 26 September 1915, aged 24. He was a native of Bristol, the son of Walter William and Caroline Vaughan, of Waterloo Road, Smethwick, Staffordshire, and is buried in Bethune Town Cemetery.
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