QSA + 5 to King 86th IY Rough Riders. Died of Disease.

A Queens South Africa medal correctly named to 30813 Tpr A. G. King 86th Coy Imp Yeo with five clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 and 1902.
Aubrey George King was born in Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire around 1881 to George H and Maude. His father was a Miller. At some point Aubrey moved to London, and he was employed as a Draper for Ponting Bros, a hig...  read more

Code: 31490

Victorian 2nd Afghan War Medal to 12th Bengal Cavalry

A Victorian Afghanistan medal 1878-80, correctly named in engraved script to Sowar Jot Ram 12th Bengal Cavalry. This medal is in very good condition with a couple of light rim knocks visible on the obverse. This man is probably entitled to clasps, but these are missing, otherwise a very good example.  read more

Code: 27749

QSA + 5 Bars to Burton Manchester Reg Casualty

A great scarce queens South Africa medal correctly named to 5906 Private H. Burton of the Manchester regiment. the QSA has the bars; South Africa 02, South Africa 01, Transvaal, Orange Free State and Cape Colony, all original and properly fixed although they are in the wrong order.
The medal comes with copies of his medal roll which confirms all of the bars and Casualties of the Boer Wa...  read more

Code: 18542

QSA + 5 to Tpr Rowels 58th Imperial Yeomanry

Queens South Africa medal correctly named to 26288 Trooper Adolphus William Rowles of the 58th (Berkshire) Company 15th battalion Imperial Yeomanry with clasps Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Tranvaal, South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902. All clasps correctly attached to suspender.
Adolphus William Rowles was born on 22nd June 1880 in Henley Oxfordshire. Adolphus served with the Oxfo...  read more

Code: 31282

2nd Afghan War Medal to Norfolk Reg Ent Kabul Clasp.

A good Victorian 2nd Afghan war medal correctly named to 2149 Private J Smith 2nd 9th Regiment of Foot (East Norfolk regiment) J Smith is entitled to the Kabul clasp. The 2nd Norfolk’s saw active service during the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–80). The battalion, part of the British Army's expansion, was in India before participating in the conflict, taking part in the action in Kabul in 1879....  read more

Code: 31278

1897 Victorian Army Temperance Association Medal.

A silver medal issued in 1897 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee to those who had abstained from alcohol for a set period. This is a nice example but a little knocked about, with numerus light edge knocks. Comes on original ribbon.  read more

Code: 31064

QSA to Smith 2nd Norfolk Regiment.

A 2nd Anglo Boer war Queens South Africa Medal correctly named and awarded to 3058 Corporal John Smith of the 2nd battalion the Norfolk Regiment. With three correctly attached clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal.
John Smith was born in Norwich Norfolk around 1887. With a name like John Smith, it has been hard to pinpoint his exact date of birth. As a young man he worked...  read more

Code: 30901

QSA +1 to C S M Foggo ASC Died at Chieveley 1900. Ex Scots Guards

Queens South Africa medal with Cape Colony clasp correctly named to 4846 Company Serjeant Major Thomas Drysdale Foggo of the 14th Company Army Service Corps.
Thomas Drysdale Foggo was born in Dunbar, East Lothian around 1857. He enlisted into the Scots Guards around 1880, he saw service in the Egyptian campaign of 1882, and he is also entitled to the Egypt medal with the Tel-El-Kabir cl...  read more

Code: 30557

Interesting Victorian Egypt Medal +1 to Street 2nd East Surrey Reg.

A very interesting Queen Victoria’s Egypt medal with Suakin clasp and correctly engraved naming to 2027 Private A. T. Street. 2nd East Surrey regiment.
Albert Thomas Street was born in Dorking Surrey on 14th September 1852, son of John and Mary Street, John a Cordwainer (Shoemaker) and Albert was employed as a Clerk before joining the regiment.
He enlisted into the 31st regiment o...  read more

Code: 30556

Turkish Crimea War Medal Named to Walden 49th Foot.

A nice scarce named Turkish Crimean war medal (Sardinian issue) with regimental type naming to Serjeant Levi John Walden of the 49th (Hertfordshire) regiment of foot.
Levi John Walden was born in Wigginton near Banbury, Oxfordshire around 1830. He joined the 49th regiment on 2nd May 1849 and prior to the Crimean war served in Ireland and Corfu.
He disembarked at Kalamita bay, Crim...  read more

Code: 30554