Orders, Decorations and Medals

Six: Private H. Neville, King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Ashanti Star 1896, unnamed as issued; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (5711 Pte., K.R.R.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (5711 Pte., K.R.R.C.); 1914-15 Star (3362 Pte., K.R. Rif. C.); British War and Victory Medals (3352 Pte., K.R. Rif. C.) worn and better, scarce combination to regiment (5) £380-420

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the 60th Rifles and King’s Royal Rifle Corps.

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Captain W. S. Kays commanded 25 men of the 3rd Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who formed part of the 5th Company of the 250 man strong Special Service Corps who served in the Ashanti Campaign of 1896. Private Neville confirmed as member of that detachment. Sold with copied extracts relating to the K.R.R.C. in that campaign.