Five: Major C. L. Hacket, Imperial Yeomanry

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (4615 Trpr: C. L. Hacket, 41st. Coy. 12th Imp: Yeo:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lt. C. L. Hacket I.Y.); 1914-15 Star, unnamed, this a cast copy; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. C. L. Hacket.) nearly extremely fine (5) £300-£400

Charles Lisle Hacket was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, in 1873, a descendent of the Stuart monarchs of Scotland, and attested for the Imperial Yeomanry at Newport on 8 January 1900, having previously served with the Hampshire Carabineers. He served with the 41st (Hampshire) Company, 4th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa during the Boer War from 31 January 1900, and was commissioned Lieutenant on 8 May 1901, subsequently serving with the Remount Department. He saw further service during the Great War as a Captain on the General List on the Western Front from 25 October 1915, and was promoted Major on relinquishing his commission.

In civilian life Hacket had business interests in both Canada and East Africa, and papers included with the lot suggest that he was suspected of being guilty of bigamy, with a wife on both continents. He died in Guernsey on 18 January 1949.

Sold with various original letters and documents relating to his employment with the General Railway Signal Company of Canada Ltd.; and copied research.