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24 February 2016

Hammer Price:
£1,000

A Boer War D.C.M. pair awarded to Company Serjeant-Major F. E. Greene, Royal Garrison Artillery

Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (49007 Serjt., R.G.A.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (49007 Sejt., 14 S.D., R.G.A.) contact marks especially to second, nearly very fine and better (2) £1200-1500

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

M.I.D. London Gazette 10 September 1901.

Frederick Edwin Greene was born in Bow, London. A Musician by occupation, he attested for the Royal Artillery at London on 12 May 1885, aged 19 years, 6 months. Promoted to Corporal in August 1888; to Sergeant in December 1888; to Sergeant-Major in January 1895; reverting to Sergeant in June 1897; and promoted to Company Serjeant-Major in December 1900. Served in Malta, June 1885-February 1888 and May 1898-May 1899; South Africa, February 1900-November 1901; and Bermuda, November 1901-December 1903. Serving in the Boer War he was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Discharged at his own request 28 October 1904. With copied service papers.