A Boer War D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Captain C. Walker, Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment

Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (3490 Clr. Serjt., 4th Derby. Regt.) scroll suspension damaged and repaired, suspension refitted, both with solder marks; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (3490 Sejt., Derby. Regt.); 1914-15 Star (3490 C. Sjt., Notts. & Derby. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3490 C. Sjt., Notts. & Derby. Regt.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (3490 C. Sjt., (D.C.M.) Foresters) mounted as worn (D.C.M. detached); together with a similar mounted set of seven miniature dress medals (D.C.M. is an E.VII.R. issue and with a 1914 Star), full-size medals with edge bruising and contact marks, very fine and better (14) £1800-2200

D.C.M. London Gazette 27 November 1901.

Clement Walker was born in Mayfield, Derbyshire on 24 October 1874. He enlisted into the Derbyshire Regiment on 27 January 1892. He was serving with the 4th Battalion at the outbreak of the Boer War and later served with the 5th Battalion. Walker saw action at Ladysmith and at Spion Kop. When serving with the 4th Battalion he was taken prisoner at Roodeval, 7 June 1900 but was later released. He was twice mentioned in Lord Robert’s despatch of 4 November 1901 and was awarded the D.C.M. for his wartime services. In 1912 he was based at Derby as Recruiting Sergeant and was then appointed R.S.M. to the 5th Battalion. In the Great War he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 2 March 1915 as a Colour Serjeant in the 5th Battalion. He was granted a commission on 8 July 1915. Captain Walker was in action with the 5th Battalion at Lens in late June 1917. He was wounded and invalided to England on 1 July 1917. He was discharged from the service on 19 July 1919. With copied research including copied photographs.