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QSA (2) Cape Colony, Relief of Ladysmith (6929 Pte. A. Maynard, K.R.R.C.)

A. Maynard attested into the King’s Royal Rifle Corps and served in South Africa with the 3rd Battalion during the Boer War. He was killed in action at Spion Kop on 24 January 1900.

Private Maynard's QSA sold for a hammer price of GBP 1,000. Total GBP 1,288. R 28,480. AUD 2,440. NZD 2,700. CAD 2,170. USD 1,520. EUR 1,470.

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QSA (5) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (1872 Pte R. Binnie K.R.R.C.);
AGS 1902 (2) Somaliland 1902-04, Jidballi (1872 Pte R. Binnie 4th K.R.R.);
[ 1914 Star trio ]

Ronald Binnie born Wood Green, Middlesex, residence Forest Gate, Essex, enlisted Barnett. Died of wounds 28.10.1914, France and Flanders, commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.

Aubreys say only 147 Samaliland and 105 Jadballi clasps awarded to the 4th K.R.R.C.

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[ DCM GV ];
QSA (4) Defence of Ladysmith, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (634 Pte. A. Simpson, K.R.R.C.);
[ KSA (2) ]
[ AGS 1902 (2) ];
[ 1914-15 Star trio ];
[ TFEM ].

Provenance: Buckland Dix & Wood, May 1992 (when sold alongside the recipient’s other campaign medals and an unnamed DCM)

D.C.M. London Gazette 12 March 1919 (citation published 2 December 1919):
‘On 1st October, 1918, near Gheluwe, he went out alone to reconnoitre the position of an enemy Machine Gun which was firing at his platoon. He worked forward over ground traversed by machine-gun fire, shot two sentries, thoroughly reconnoitred the enemy position, and on his way back shot a sniper who had been harassing his platoon. He showed great courage and initiative, and rendered excellent service.’

Arthur Simpson attested for the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, and served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa during the Second Boer War, being attached to the Mounted Infantry Company. Whilst in South Africa, he transferred to the 4th Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps, and subsequently served, alongside 103 other men from the K.R.R.C., with the British Mounted Infantry as part of the Somaliland Field Force during the 1902-04 campaign against the ‘Mad Mullah’, where he was present at the engagement at Jidballi on 10 January 1904.

Discharged to the Army Reserve, Simpson returned to his native Rochdale, but on the outbreak of war, he re-enlisted for service with the 1/6th Territorial (Rochdale) Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, with whom he sailed for Alexandria aboard the SS Saturnia on 9 December 1914. The battalion formed part of the Lancashire Fusilier Brigade, 42nd East Lancashire Division, and remained in Cairo until early May 1915 from where it sailed for Gallipoli, landing on 5 August 1915. Transferring to the 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, Simpson served in ‘A’ Company under the command of Captain C. Wedgwood, and was present at Gheluwe on 1 October 1918, when his company distinguished itself in penetrating strongly held enemy positions that were holding up the advance.

The Regimental History provides the following description of the events leading up to the award of Simpson’s D.C.M.: ‘On the other flank, ‘A’ Company, passing through ‘B’ at dawn, succeeded in fighting its way forward about four hundred yards, with its flank just beyond the Gheluwe-Dadizeele road. Wedgwood was conspicuous for his skill, driving the enemy out of three strongholds and inflicting many casualties without any loss to his company, which in fact suffered only sixteen casualties throughout the four days of fighting. In his company was Private A. Simpson, who during this day’s operations went out alone to discover the exact position of a German machine gun which was firing at his platoon. He found the offending ‘pill-box’, crawled round to its flank, shot its two sentries, thoroughly reconnoitred the position and on his way back shot a sniper who had also been annoying his platoon’.

Note: Simpson’s other campaign medals, comprising a King’s South Africa Medals with both date clasps; an Africa General Service Medal with clasps for Somaliland 1902-04 and Jidballi; and a 1914-15 Star trio; together with his Territorial Efficiency Medal, were sold in these rooms in December 2018.

Here from my collection are the medals to Private 7115 Frederic James Carter KRRC. A native of Ravensden in Bedfordshire. Just started research.

John,

A really nice picture of Private Carter's medals.

As you have his papers, there is not much I can add. This from the Talana book:

Born in Bedfordshire. Enlisted 16 Feb 92, aged 24, occupation painter's labourer. Discharged 12 Feb 04.

IGS 1895 (1) RoC, QSA (4) excl CC, KSA (2). Dixon's Medals Apr 08 £530.

Ref: QSA: WO100/196p16 Suppl: WO100/196p114 KSA: WO100/339p140.