Single Campaign Medals 400
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (4735 Pte. W. Beckhurst, 2nd Northampton Regt.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine
£60-£80
William James Beckhurst was born at Lambeth, London, and attested for the Northamptonshire Regiment at London on 16 October 1895, aged 18 years 8 months, a billiard maker by trade. He served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa from 21 October 1899 to 17 May 1901, and, according to his Military History Sheet is entitled to the Queen’s medal with 3 clasps for Belmont, Modder River, and South Africa 1901. He served the remainder of his time at Home and was discharged on 15 October 1911.
Sold with copied discharge papers. 401
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (Major C. L. Robinson. Lanc: Fus:) good very fine
£240-£280 Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2009.
Charles Lucena Robinson was born in Hong Kong on 14 June 1865 and was commissioned Lieutenant in the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers on 12 November 1884. He served with the Lancashire Fusiliers in South Africa during the Boer War, and took part in the operations in the Transvaal, February-May 1902. He was latterly a Major on Retired Pay and an Honorary Colonel in the Special Reserve.
Sold with copied research. 402
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (34428 Tpr. L. Downess. S.A.M.I.F.) small edge bruise, otherwise very fine
£80-£120
Sold with copied medal roll extracts for South African Mounted Irregular Forces which note that he enrolled for Johannesburg Mounted Rifles.
403
Sold with verification, one of twenty recipients shown on the roll of the 1st Central India Horse. Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (1846 Sowar Karimdad
Khan. 1st C. India H.) very fine and rare 404 405 £140-£180
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg (295 Serjt: H. Walker. Mil: Mtd: Police) minor contact marks, good very fine
£100-£140
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (9451 Pte. E. Doak, 46th Coy 13th Imp: Yeo:) last clasp loose as issued, toned, good very fine
£120-£160
Edwin Doak was born in the Parish of Lurgan, County Armagh, and enlisted into the Imperial Yeomanry at Belfast on 10 January 1900. He served in the 46th (Belfast) Company, 13th Battalion, in South Africa and was taken prisoner at Lindley on 31 May 1900, being released at Nooitgedacht on 5 September 1900. He returned home in May 1901 and was discharged on 5 July 1901.
Sold with copied discharge papers and medal roll extracts. 406
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (7168 Gnr: T. Ross, 1st Nthld: Vol: Art:) good very fine
£200-£260
Thomas Ross was a Gunner in the ‘Elswick Battery’ being the South African service battery of the 1st Northumberland Volunteer Artillery. Sold with copied medal roll extracts and a copy of a contemporary souvenir roll of the entire battery ‘that served through the Boer War 1900. Major Harvey Scott in Command’.
The Elswick Battery, manned by the 1st Northumberland Volunteer Artillery, did most excellent work throughout a great part of the campaign. They were furnished with six 12-pounder naval quick-firing guns manufactured by the Elswick firm. These guns and carriages were a present from Lady Meux to Lord Roberts. The battery landed at Cape Town about the end of April 1900. The battery was for a time in the Orange River Colony with Colonel Hickman's column, and was then taken to the Transvaal.
In July 1900 this battery and the Canadian Battery were the field artillery of Ian Hamilton's force, which was on the north or left flank in the eastern advance towards Balmoral, and then was taken north-west of Pretoria towards Rustenburg, and thereafter eastwards again to Belfast. They accompanied General Pole-Carew to Koomati Poort in September 1900 and a portion operated about Rustenburg during October. Six officers and five non-commissioned officers and men were mentioned in Lord Roberts' final despatch. Two officers afterwards got the D.S.O. and two men the D.C.M. In Lord Kitchener's despatch of 8 July 1901 it was noted that one gun was with Major General Babington, one with Colonel Williams, both in the Western Transvaal; one with Brigadier General Bullock between the Delagoa and Natal lines, and one with Colonel E. C. Knox in the north-east of the Orange River Colony and in the Transvaal. A section was also for a time with Sir Henry Rawlinson in the Western Transvaal in 1901. The weapons of the battery were admittedly very superior in range and otherwise to the ordinary field-gun, and their shooting was often most highly praised. One sergeant was mentioned in the despatch of 8 July 1901 for good service in General French's sweep through the Eastern Transvaal. The personnel of the battery sailed for home on 28 June 1901.
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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Talana, Defence of Ladysmith, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5392 Corl. W. Gallaher. Rl. Irish Fus:) small official correction to surname, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine
£180-£220
William Gallagher was born at Cork and enlisted there for the Royal Irish Regiment on 9 September 1895, aged 18 years 2 months, a clerk by trade. He served overseas in Egypt from February 1898 to September 1899, and then in South Africa until October 1902, and in India from October 1908 until December 1910, otherwise at home until his discharge in consequence of being medically unfit for further service on 17 January 1911.
Sold with copied discharge papers and medal roll extracts which show entitlement to K.S.A. with 2 clasps, give his initial as ‘J’ and spell his surname ‘Gallagher’.
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