Medals and awards

Captain E.A. JACKSON

Lieutenant G.E.S. SMITH

6202 Sergeant Alfred Thomas LIBBY

6214 Private Claud Arthur BULLEN (did not serve - medically unfit)

6200 Private [Lance-Corporal] C.V. THORPE [C.J. Thorpe]

6169 Private Percy TRENGOVE

6166 Private John VENN

17 Sergeant-Instructor Edwin George CHAMBERS (did not accompany section to S. Africa)

6167 Private Oscar Dennis CHAMPION

6247 Private W.J. HOLLOW

6171 Private John PEARCE

6170 Private Joseph PEARCE

4641 Colour-Sergeant J.D. FINUCANE

6196 Corporal C. FISHER

6194 Private John CHENHALL [Chenhalls]

6195 Private Bassett DAVIES (absent - serving in S. Africa)

6205 Private J. EDWARDS

6204 Private J.D. FORMAN

6206 Private John William McLENNAN

6197 Sergeant Charles Trythall TONKIN

6215 Private Edgar William CLEMOW [Clemo]

6184 Private Richard MANN

6210 Private Walter John MATTHEWS

6174 Sergeant John Richards POOL

6192 OR 6255 Private J. ROWE

6401 Corporal Albert THOMAS

6213 Bugler William F. LANDER [F. Lauder]

6189 Private George William CHISWELL

6177 Private Edward EVA

6185 Private William John PERRING [J. Perring]

6186 Private John M. ROSEWARNE

6187 Private Albert Francis STAPLE

6175 Corporal William PHILLIPS

6182 Private James GLASSON

6402 Private William Henry SKINNER

6176 Private Charles Martin TRESSIDER

6180 Private James Henry TRESTRAIL [J. Tressider]

6137 Private Stephen CHESTERFIELD

6133 Sergeant [Private] Emanuel BAWDEN

6181 Private R. HUSBAND

6135 Private Francis STONE

Liskeard –

6298 Private F.H. PARTRIDGE [T.H. Partidge]

Bodmin –

6162 Private Frederick LIDDELL

Launceston –

6159 Private Sydney PROUT

Mylor –

6172 Private Harold BENNETT

Saltash –

6165 Private Ernest George HODGE

St Germans –

6150 Private John HAWKE

Lelant –

6178 Private William Percy Ulundi MILLETT

Wadebridge –

6138 Private William Edward TRUSCOTT

Devonport –

6141 Corporal Arthur SAUNDERS

St Wenn –

6145 Private John BALL

Delabole –

6209 Private John Henry HARRIS

Camelford –

6211 Private William Edward STEPHENS

Bampton –

???? Private A.W. BURNETT (6248 Pt W.J. Burnett?)

 

and c. 37 unnamed volunteers / yeomen.

 

 

 

 

The men also received £10 bonuses (£5 on departure; £5 on return).

 

Obverse decorated with the arms of Cornwall and the words: "CORNWALL YEOMANRY VOLUNTEERS 1900-1". Above a crown with the motto: "ONE & ALL".

Reverse plain.

Unofficial naming to reverse of Thorpe medal: "C. V. Thorpe, Special Service Co. South Africa".

 

Supplied by Mr E. Aver, Truro.

 

J. Rowe example sold through Dix Noonan Webb, 06/07/2004, for £450. This is the medal illustrated in Hibbard.

C.V. Thorpe example sold through Dix Noonan Webb, 24/02/2016, for £2,000 (unofficially named; with QSA and 3 shooting badges).

Royal Cornwall Gazette, 02/05/1901 (nominal roll of 68 volunteers who returned on the Tagus)

 

 

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Royal Cornwall Gazette, 16th May 1901

 

CORNISH SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.

HOME FROM THE WAR.

COUNTY RECEPTION AT TRURO.

Cornishmen of all ranks assembled at Truro on Tuesday to do honour to the military and naval men of the county who have served their country in the South African campaign, and in a graceful and enthusiastic manner the gallantry of the men was acknowledged …….

……. The Lord-Lieutenant, acknowledging a cordially-greeted toast, said he had taken the very deepest interest in all connected with that entertainment, and with the relations between the county and men she had sent out to South Africa, but their thanks were really due to Sir George Smith, Mr Rogers, and Mr G.H. Chilcott. He congratulated the company on the unqualified success of the proceedings. All of them must be impressed with the desire of the county to give their guests a real and hearty Cornish welcome (applause). He desired to call attention to the battalion order of Oct. 8th, 1900, in which Col. Ashby, of the 2nd Batt. D.C.L.I., said –

"On the departure of the Special Service Co. the Commanding Officer wishes to place on record his high appreciation of the manner in which all ranks have performed their duty, which has invariably been carried out with the greatest willingness and cheerfulness. The serving side by side of the Regulars and Volunteers on active service has been productive of much good, and has further strengthened the strong tie existing between the two forces".

His Lordship then presented to each of the Volunteers a cheque for £5 out of the county fund, and a small medallion as a memento of their services. The County Committee voted £10 each man – £5 given on going out and £5 on returning. …….

……. The 120 silver enamelled badges and the six gold enamelled badges presented to the returned Cornishmen from the front were supplied by Mr E. Aver, Truro.

 

Royal Cornwall Gazette, 16th May 1901 (list of recipients)