Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Ladysmith (4515 Pte. D. Hyde. Glouc: Regt.) edge bruising, generally very fine £160-£200

Daniel Hyde was born in Northleach, Gloucestershire, around 1877. A labourer, he attested for the Gloucestershire Regiment on 11 January 1895, serving with the 1st Battalion in South Africa from 20 September 1899 to 22 April 1900. His Army Service Record notes wounded in action at Farquhar’s Farm on 30 October 1899, the British losing 317 men killed and wounded when hit by a determined right-flank attack by Boers forces under General Joubert.