A rare R.V.M. and Clasp group of six awarded to Warrant Officer Class 1 G. I. Fletcher, Royal Fusiliers, late Grenadier Guards

Royal Victorian Medal, V.R., silver, with 1st type clasp, ‘E. May 1910 R.’, unnamed; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4420 Sejt., Gren. Gds.); 1914-15 Star (PS-6194 S. Mjr., R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (PS-6194 W.O. Cl. 1, R. Fus.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (4420 C. Sjt., G. Gds.) cleaned, first two with edge bruising and contact marks, fine; others very fine and better (6) £600-700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals relating to the Boer War formed by two brothers.

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George Isaac Fletcher was born in Bristol in April 1875. A Baker by occupation he enlisted into the Grenadier Guards on 4 August 1893. He was promoted to Corporal in January 1897, Lance-Sergeant in May 1897, Sergeant in November 1898, Colour Sergeant in January 1905 and Company Sergeant-Major in November 1911. With the Guards he served in South Africa, October 1899-July 1900 and November 1901-October 1902. At the time of Queen Victoria’s funeral in February 1901, he took part as a member of the Bearer Party. For his services he was awarded the Royal Victorian Medal in Silver. At the time of the funeral of King Edward VII in May 1910, Fletcher again took part. For his services he was awarded the Clasp to his Royal Victorian Medal - one of four silver R.V.M., V.R. issue holders so entitled. Colour-Serjeant Fletcher was awarded the Army L.S. & G.C. in A.O. 104 of April 1912. During the Great War he was appointed a Temporary Sergeant-Major and served with the 21st Battalion Royal Fusiliers, entering the France/Flanders theatre of war on 15 November 1915. After the war he served with the 105th Training Reserve Battalion.

Sold with a quantity of copied research and copied photographs.