A Collection of Medals to the 13th, 18th and 13th/18th Hussars, Part 1 57
Pair: Private L. Plews, 18th Hussars, who was awarded the City of York’s Life Saving Medal for rescuing a boy from drowning in the River Ouse, 20 July 1896
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Orange Free State, Laing’s Nek, Belfast, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, last two clasps loose as issued from supplementary roll (3216. Pte. L. Plews. 18/Hrs.); City of York Life-Saving Society Medal, silver and enamel, hallmarks for Birmingham 1901, the reverse engraved ‘Awarded to Lawrence Plews for the gallant rescue of a boy from drowning in the River Ouse July 20 1896’, with top ribbon bar inscribed ‘For Bravery’; together with two silver Total Abstinence Association medals, one for India, named, the other in Memory of Queen Victoria 1901, unnamed, generally good very fine or better (4)
£260-£300
Lawrance/Lawrence Plews was born in the Parish of Thames Ditton, Surrey, and enlisted into the 18th Hussars in London on 17 February 1888. He served in India from November 1889 to December 1895, and in South Africa from February 1900 to February 1901. He was discharged on termination of his first period of engagement on 27 February 1901. Sold with copied discharge papers, medal roll extracts and copied news cutting from the Yorkshire Gazette of Saturday 22 August 1896, confirming life saving award.
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Nine: Colonel W. Holdsworth, 13th/18th Hussars, formerly 18th Hussars, he was thrice mentioned in despatches and thrice wounded during the Great War, and was its senior officer on amalgamation with the 13th Hussars
1914 Star, with clasp (Lieut: W. Holdsworth. 18/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. W. Holdsworth.) naming inverted on V.M. but aligns perfectly with that on the B.W.M.; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Pacific Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Romania, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, 4th Class breast badge with swords, silver and enamels, this lacking reverse centre and enamels chipped on obverse centre, otherwise nearly very fine or better (9)
£300-£400
M.I.D. London Gazette 19 October 1914; 30 January 1915; 16 March 1919. Crown of Romania, 4th Class, London Gazette 20 September 1919.
Walter Holdsworth proceeded on service with the regiment to France on 15 August 1914, and was wounded on 20 October 1914. He was promoted to Captain on 8 April 1915, having recovered from his wounds and returned to France, only to be wounded again on 24 April 1916. He was promoted to Temporary Major on 26 May 1918, and was wounded for a third time on 28 August 1918. He was appointed to the temporary command of the regiment on 14 October 1918. Major Holdsworth assumed command of the 18th Hussars on 17 September 1922, and was its senior office on amalgamation with the 13th Hussars in November 1922, becoming 13th/18th Hussars. As a retired officer he was re-employed on 30 May 1941, and was employed on Troop ships during the Second War. Sold with copied research and small portrait photograph.
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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya,
G.VI.R. (2/Lt. J. B. Harden. 13/18H.) minor official correction to first digit of regimental designation, otherwise extremely fine
£160-£200
John Beaconsfield Harden was born on 19 April 1928, and educated at Malvern College. He was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in the 13/18th Hussars on 24 February 1951, and was accidentally killed whilst on active service in Malay on 6 September 1951, aged 23. He was the younger son of Mr F. L. Harden, of Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, and is buried in Seremban Christian Cemetery, Negri Sembilan, Malaya. He was the only officer casualty to the regiment for Malaya. Sold with some research and a small photograph of the recipient.
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