Six: Captain Samuel Geering, Royal Fusiliers, late York and Lancaster Regiment, who died on 20 October 1919

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (7079 Corpl., Vol. Coy. Y. & L. Regt.); 1914-15 Star (Capt., R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.); Coronation 1911, unnamed; Volunteer Force Long Service, E.VII.R. (8648 Pte., 13 Middx. V.R.C.) edge bruising, contact marks, nearly very fine and better (6)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Bruce C Cazel Collection of British Campaign Awards.

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Samuel Geering was born in Westminster. He enrolled into the 13th Middlesex (Queen’s Westminster) Volunteers on 27 March 1890 and was attached to the 1st Volunteer Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment on 1 April 1896. Geering, a Pianoforte Tuner by occupation, attested for short service with the York & Lancaster Regiment at Sheffield on 7 February 1901. With the Volunteer Company he served in South Africa, 16 March 1901-24 June 1902, being discharged on the termination of his period of engagement on 26 June 1902. He continued his service with the 1st Volunteer Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment and then with the formation of the Territorial Army he enlisted into the 16th Battalion County of London Regiment, serving April 1908-April 1910. Upon his discharge Geering joined ‘B’ Company, Battersea Borough Battalion, National Reserve as a Squadron Sergeant-Major. He was appointed a Captain in the ‘Legion of Frontiersmen’ and became Officer Commanding ‘D’ Squadron by late 1910. With the onset of war, Geering was commissioned a Captain of the 25th Battalion Royal Fusiliers on 12 February 1915. With them he was posted to East Africa, arriving at Mombassa on 4 May 1915 but returning to England because of ill health on 23 September the same year. Recovering, he returned to East Africa, 18 April 1916 but was again invalided home, leaving East Africa in July and arriving in England, via South Africa, in October. Recovering from what proved to be Malaria, he was appointed to the 99th Battalion Training Reserve on 6 March 1917. Captain Geering resigned his commission on 15 March 1918; he died on 20 October 1919 and was buried in the Croydon Cemetery, Surrey. Entitled to the Silver War Badge. His W.W.1 medals were applied for by his widow in November 1921. With copied service papers, gazette extracts and m.i.c.