Four: Private E. Pearce, Coldstream Guards, wounded in action near the Hohenzollern Redoubt, 9 October 1915

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 (3802 Pte., Coldstream Guards); 1914 Star (4802 Pte., C. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (3802 Pte., C. Gds.) note different service number on Star, first with heavy contact marks and edge bruising, fine; others good very fine and better (4) £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection.

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Edward Pearce was born in the Parish of Imber, Warminster, Wiltshire. A Labourer by occupation, he attested for the Coldstream Guards in October 1900, aged 19 years, three months. With them he served in South Africa, January-October 1902. During the Great War he served in France, September 1914-October 1915, being wounded in action near the Hohenzollern Redoubt, 9 October 1915 - suffering from concussion from the heavy shelling. He was invalided to England but recovered to return to the Western Front in September 1916 and served on into March 1919. Posted to Class ‘A’ Reserve, April 1919-March 1920.

Note: The village of Imber in Wiltshire was taken over many years ago by the M.O.D. and is now only open one day a year so that relatives are able visit the graves of deceased family members buried in the churchyard.

With a photograph of the recipient and his family c.1916; together with copied service papers, m.i.c. and other research.