Single Campaign Medals 390


Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (11452 Tpr: C. Williams, 14th. Coy. Imp: Yeo:) number of Company officially corrected, good very fine


£80-£120


Charles Henry Williams was born in Saltash, Devon, in 1869 and attested for the Imperial Yeomanry at Hyde Park Barracks London, on 10 March 1900. He served with the 14th (Northumberland) Company, 5th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa during the Boer War, as Groom to Major Sir Archibald Lamb, Bt., from 14 April to 31 July 1900, and was discharged on 25 April 1901, after 1 year and 47 days’ service.


Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extract. 391


Sold with copied medal roll extract. Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Wepener (987 Pte. J. P. Day. Kaffrn: Rifles.) nearly very fine


£300-£360 392


Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 (5861 L.-Corpl: S. Lowe. Worc: Regt.) officially re-impressed naming, polished, good fine


£60-£80


Samuel Lowe was born in Birmingham and attested there for the 6th (Militia) Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, on 21 June 1901. He served in South Africa from 21 December 1901 to 9 October 1902. Sold with copied discharge papers and medal roll extracts.


393 394


Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 (6150 L.Corpl: A. Death. Essex Regt.) good very fine


£70-£90 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Transvaal (4042 Pte. E. Dear. 19/Hrs.) very fine £100-£140 Roll shows additional entitlement to clasp ‘Orange Free State’ and to K.S.A. with 2 clasps.


Edward Dear was born at Stortford, Hertfordshire, and attested for the 19th Hussars at London on 14 February 1894, aged 19 years 8 months, an engine driver by trade. He served in the East Indies from September 1898 to October 1899, and then in South Africa until August 1902. He was transferred to the Army Reserve on 21 December 1902. Sold with copied discharge papers and medal roll extracts.


395


Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (4006 Pte. J. Parker. Northampton: Regt.) very fine


£60-£80


John Parker was born at Dalston, London, and attested for the Northamptonshire Regiment at London on 2 August 1893, aged 19 years 3 months, a labourer by trade. Posted to the 2nd Battalion, he was transferred to the 1st Battalion on 10 December 1895, and served with that battalion in India from that date to 3 March 1902, including the Tirah Expedition of 1897-98 (India medal, 3 clasps). He served in South Africa from 4 March to 22 September 1902, the remainder at Home until his discharge on 1 August 1905. Sold with copied discharge papers.


396


Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Transvaal (1506 Pte. L. Edwards, Norfolk Regt.) good very fine


£100-£140


Roll states ‘To England Invalided 9.3.01’. He is commemorated on a brass memorial plaque in Norwich Cathedral, date of death not known.


397


Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (14156 Cpl. E. J. Hodgson, 47th Coy 13th Imp Yeo:) polished, otherwise nearly very fine


£140-£180


Ernest John Hodgson served with the 47th (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) Company, 13th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, as a Corporal and was taken prisoner to Lindley on 31 May 1900, and was released at Barberton on 13 September 1900. He was commissioned Lieutenant in the 18th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry but relinquished his commission on 1 December 1901, having been invalided to England.


398


Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (4901 Pte. F. Burrington. Nthptn: Regt.) good very fine


£80-£100


Frank Burrington was born in the Parish of St Pancras, London, and attested for the 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment at London on 10 April 1896, aged 18 years, a cloth worker by trade. He served in South Africa from 21 October 1899 to 1 April 1904, the remainder of his time at Home, transferring to the Army Reserve upon his return from South Africa. He was finally discharged on 9 April 1912.


Sold with copied discharge papers which confirm Q.S.A. and entitlement to K.S.A. with two clasps 399


Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (5057 Pte. H. Doig. 1st Dragoon Gds.) together with various shooting awards, comprising silver medal ‘Indo-Transvaal won by K.G.F. Vols 1908-9 Vol: H. Doig’; large bronze shooting medal ‘Presented by the Earl of Minto Viceroy of India (Lc. Corpl. H. Doig 1910); Kolar Gold Field Vols., bronze medal, the reverse inscribed (Dewar Shield 1911 Runners up B. Company L. Cpl. H. Doig); Kolar Gold Field Vols., bronze medal, the reverse inscribed (The Dewar Shield 1915-16 “C” Coy. Runners up) named on the edge (Corpl. H. Doig); Kolar Gold Field Vols., silver medal, the reverse inscribed (Dewar Shield won by Vol: Doig B. Co. K.G.F.V.); Kolar Gold Field Vols., silver medal, the reverse inscribed (The Dewar Shield 1916-17 “C” Coy Winners) named on the edge (L.-Sgt. H. Doig); Kolar Gold Field Vols., dated sleeve badge (4), for 1908, 1910, 1913, and 1922, all but the first lacking pin fitting; Viceroy’s Competition IVRA, dated sleeve badge for 1911, with pin fitting; together with three other unnamed bronze shooting medals, nearly very fine or better (15)


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