Offered is a medal group to Sergeant William Edwards, who served in the Boer War & South Africa from May 1900 June 1904 with the 3. Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Whilst in South Africa he was taken prisoner at the battle of’Blood River Poort. He further served during WW1 in France from 27/8/1914 with the 2. King’s South Africa Medal (1901-02) with 2 clasps, SOUTH AFRICA 1901 & SOUTH AFRICA 1902, impressed named 1942 CORPL: W. 1914 Star, with clasp impressed named 1942 L. British War and Victory Medals, impressed named 1942 S. Jubilee Medal 1935, un named as issued & Army Long Service & Good Conduct medal, G. Impressed named 1942 L. The medals are court mounted for display & come with copy service papers, pension records, medal rolls, Medal Index Card, casualty book & 8 pages of extensive research. Was born in Liverpool in January 1880. His occupation is shown as a groom. He enlisted with the 3. C at Gosport on the 23/5/1899. He was given the regimental number of 1942, a number that he served with for the remainder of his army career. He served England 23/5/1899 27/5/00. South Africa 28/5/1900 28/6/1904. January 1903 posted to the 4. 28/3/03 reverted to Pte at own request. 25/6/1907 posted to the Depot (Gosport) promoted to L/Cpl 1/4/1911. Battalion (Reserve depot/training unit). France 27/8/1914 17/10/1914 with the 2. Hospital 1917 at Sheerness due to large hernia Posted back to the 6. 24/9/1918 promoted to Cpl. 25/9/1918 posted to 2. Wounded in action 22/10/1918, (shrapnel wound right foot). C Medal in October 1917. Class Signaller October 1917. William Edwards served in South Africa with the Mounted Infantry Section of the 3rd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps. He was captured following Major Hubert Gough’s crossing of the Buffalo River, when, in attempting to surprise 300 Boers who had dismounted at a farm near Blood River Poort, his force was itself surprised, this time by 700 Boers under Louis Botha; the latter’s mounted attack completely swamped Gough’s outnumbered force, resulting in four officers and 19 other ranks killed and two officers and 19 men wounded. A further six officers and 235 men, including William, were captured and stripped of their weapons and most of their clothing. Blood River Poort, 17 September 1901. Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll King’s Royal Rifle Corps. We list militaria and coins weekly. We provide quality mounted medals, badges and historical research. We can mount your miniature or full size medals, ribbon bars or supply replacement ribbons or badges. We can also conduct military research on your behalf and value cherished objects with a current market or insured value. 2/135 Russell St, Morley, WA. We run two specialist military auctions per year. Items are accurately described & photographed. Additional costs for this standard service will be added for this service based on publicly available Australia Post rates. Please note, these items are located and will be posted from Australia. We appreciate fair feedback from you once you receive the item. We aim to give you, the customer our best customer service. The item “BRITISH ARMY BOER WAR POW & WW1 WOUNDED IN ACTION GROUP MEDALS 1942 SGT EDWARDS” is in sale since Saturday, June 13, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\1914 – 1918 (WWI)”. The seller is “jb_military_antiques_14″ and is located in 2/135 Russell St, Morley, Perth, WA. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Authenticity: Original
- Modified Item: No
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Country: Britain
- Product Type: Medals
- Era: 1900s