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QSA (3) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal ( 31143 Gnr);
KSA (2);
1914-15 Star trio with MID (31143 By Serjt Maje C E Warner)[sic]

Framed with his MID certificate and photograph

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DSO GV;
QSA (3) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Lieut. F. A. S. Morgan, R.G.A.);
KSA (2) (Lt. F. A. S. Morgan, R.G.A.);
1914-15 Star (Capt. F. A. S. Morgan, R.G.A.);
British War and Victory Medals with MID (Lt. Col. F. A. S. Morgan);
Greece, Kingdom, Medal of Military Merit 1916-17, 3rd Class

DSO London Gazette 4 June 1917.
MID London Gazette 1 December 1916, 21 July 1917 & 5 June 1919.
Greek Medal for Military Merit 3rd Class London Gazette 21 August 1919.

Francis Alan Stewart Morgan was born in Flintshire, Wales on 12 July 1877, the son of the Rev. J. P. Morgan, and was educated at Fettes.

In common with like-minded young men of his generation, he found active employment in the Boer War, serving in the ranks of an artillery troop in the Cape Mounted Rifles, in which capacity he was severely wounded at Dordrecht on 17 February 1900. He was subsequently commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery in May 1901 and saw further action in operations in the Orange River Colony and the Transvaal in the following year.

In the period leading up to the Great War, Morgan served in mountain batteries in Quetta and Burma, and was advanced to Captain in May 1913. It was in the same rank that he served on attachment to the Royal Field Artillery in France and Belgium in the period December 1914 to March 1915. Posted to the Salonika front as a recently promoted Major in the RGA at the end of the latter year, he was again wounded, and was awarded the DSO, in addition to being thrice 'mentioned' and decorated with the Greek Medal of Military Merit, 3rd Class.

Morgan remained in the Regular Army after the war, receiving the Brevet of Colonel in January 1931, when serving as CO of 18 Field Brigade, and being advanced to full Colonel in September 1932, when he was appointed CRA of 49 (West Riding) Division, T.A. He was placed on the Retired List in July 1934 and died at Bishops Wickham, Essex, in March 1954.

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Queen’s Sudan (84072 Gr. A. Watts R.A.);
QSA (5) Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (84072 Gnr A Watts 78th Bay, R.F.A;
KSA (2) (84072 Gnr A. Watts R.F.A.);
Khedive’s Sudan (1) Khartoum (84072 Gr. A. Watts 32 F.B. R.A.);
1914/1915 Star (7937 Gnr A Watts R.F.A.);
British War Medal (7937 Gnr A. Watts R.A.);
Victory Medal (7937 Gnr A. Watts R.A.).

If anybody knows who is in possession of these medals now, I would dearly love to be put in contact with them.
Cheers
Martin

Martin,

I do not know who purchased the group to Baker, but perhaps one thing to consider is to write a to the Auctioneers expressing your interest and could they please pass it on to the current owner for consideration. Then it is up to the current owner to decide whether they will make contact. If they do not want to sell, perhaps request a that you are notified if he/she wants to sell sometime in the future.
Alternatively, you may have to continue scanning the Auctions and Dealers, which may be some time as I see the group was on the market only about 3 / 4 months ago.
Best of luck!

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QSA (3) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (85552 Gnr W. J. Mitchell, 4th Bty: R.F.A.);
KSA (2) (85552 Gnr W. J. Mitchell, R.F.A.);
Army LS&GC Ed VII (85552 Gnr W. J. Mitchell, R.F.A.);
Army Temperance Association medal in Memory of Queen Victoria with Excelsior clasp.