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A Collection of Medals to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers 10 Three: Sergeant J. O’Brien, Royal Welsh Fusiliers


Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (1946 Corl. J. O’Brien, R: Welsh Fus:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Corpl: J. O’Brien. Rl: Welsh Fus:); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R.(1946 Sjt. J. O’Brien. R.W.F.) light contact marks, generally very fine and better (3)


£300-£400


J. O’Brien attested for the Royal Welsh Fusilier and served with them in South Africa and India. Appointed acting schoolmaster at Fort Attock 19 March 1893, he was promoted Corporal on 9 April 1893.


11 Pair: Private J. M. Thomas, Royal Welsh Fusiliers


Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Orange Free State, last clasp unofficially affixed (5604 Pte. J. Thomas R. Welsh Fus:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5604 Pte. J. O [sic]. Thomas Rl: Welsh Fus.) edge bruising and contact marks, suspension slack on KSA, otherwise nearly very fine (2)


£140-£180


John Morgan Thomas was born in Merthyr Tydfil, and was by trade a collier when he enlisted in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Aberdare in March 1898 at the age of 18. He served in South Africa from 1899 to 1903 and was discharged medically unfit for further service on 28 October 1904.


Medals and clasps confirmed on medal rolls, the Orange Free State clasp on a separate later roll. 12 Pair: Private W. Turner, Royal Welsh Fusiliers


Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (3924 Pte. W. Turner, R. Welsh Fus:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3924 Pte. W. Turner. Rl: Welsh Fus.) edge bruising, light contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (2)


£140-£180


William Alfred Turner was born at Hafod Y Bwch, Ruabon, Wrexham and enlisted in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at the Depot, Wrexham, on 10 April 1893, at the age of 19. Posted to the 1st Battalion on 1 December 1897, he served with them in South Africa during the Boer War, before transferring to the Army Reserve in January 1903. He was discharged on 9 April 1905, after 12 years’ service.


Supplementary medal roll also confirms entitlement to the Orange Free State clasp. 13 Pair: Private G. Viggers, Royal Welsh Fusiliers


Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Natal, Transvaal (1105 Pte. G. Viggers, R. Welsh Fus:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (1105 Pte. G. Viggors. [sic] Rl: Welsh Fus:) light contact marks, good very fine (2)


£140-£180


G. Viggers embarked for South Africa with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers on 10 February 1900 and is noted as discharged on the K.S.A. Medal roll dated 9 March 1903.


14 Four: Captain P. T. Miller, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, late Middlesex Regiment


Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (Lieut. P. T. Miller. Middlesex Regt.); 1914 -15 Star (Capt. P. T. Miller, R.W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. P. T. Miller) light contact marks otherwise very fine (4)


£240-£280


Paul Tennant Miller was born on 25 January 1883 and was educated as Marlborough College. Commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Middlesex Regiment on 23 November 1901, he served with the 5th Battalion in South Africa during the final stages of the Boer War, before resigning his commission in 1902 and going up to Pembroke College, Cambridge, to read Law.


Following the outbreak of the Great War Miller attested for the Inns of Court Officer Training Corps, and was promptly discharged to a commission as Temporary Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion, South Wales Borderers on 15 October 1914. Promoted Captain, he transferred to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers on 5 October 1915, and served with the 9th Battalion on the Western Front. At a Medical Board held in January 1917, he was found to have been suffering from shell shock sustained in France on 17 February 1916. He subsequently served at home in 12th Battalion, and later became attached to the Labour Corps. He was awarded Silver War Badge No. B45769 in December 1918, and died at Uckfield, Sussex, in 1931.


Note: The Orange Free State clasp is not confirmed on the medal roll, however a supplementary Q.S.A. medal roll indicates entitlement to clasps for Transvaal and South Africa 1902. Sold with extensive copied research.


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Three: Second Lieutenant R. J. Williams, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of Loos, 25 September 1915


1914-15 Star (2.Lieut. J. R. Williams, R.W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut R. J. Williams), VM with replacement ring suspension; Memorial Plaque (Reginald Joseph Williams) Memorial Plaque with soldered hanging loop to reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine (4)


£300-£400


Reginald Joseph Williams was born in Willesden, Middlesex, on 16 October 1896, the son of Joseph and Clara Williams. At the age of 17 he was accepted for a commission in 9th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and served with the Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 20 July 1915. He was killed in action at the age of 18, in the ill-fated attack by the Battalion on the German positions near Festubert on the first day of the Battle of Loos.


The attack about Festubert commenced at 6:30 a.m., the attack did not go well and progress could not be judged because of the smoke. The battalion was ordered to advance through heavily wired defensive works, smoke, gas and heavy enfilading machine gun fire from both flanks, the commanding officer Lieutenant-Colonel Maddocks, being killed early in the attack, whilst observing over the parapet. Eventually the battalion was ordered to retire, having suffered total casualties of 11 officers and 249 other ranks killed, wounded and missing.


Williams was amongst those killed. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France. Sold together with a small gilt metal photo locket containing a sepia photograph of the recipient; and extensive copied research.


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