Orders, Decorations and Medals

Four: Conductor T. S. Croce, Indian Ordnance Department, late Royal Field Artillery

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (23449 Tptr., R.F.A.) rank re-impressed; British War and Victory Medals (S-Serjt., I.O.D.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (Staff Serjt, I.OD.) first with some edge bruising, very fine and better (4) £140-180

Tom Seymour Croce was born in Dublin. A Telegraph Messenger by occupation, he attested for the Royal Artillery at Woolwich on 25 October 1897, aged 15 years, 6 months. He served initially as a Boy Trumpeter until November 1899 when he was appointed a Trumpeter. With the R.F.A. he served in South Africa, December 1899-October 1901 and was then posted to India, October 1901-June 1918, being ranked as a Gunner in December 1903 and attaining the rank of Serjeant in November 1908. He was transferred as a Staff Serjeant to the I.O.D. in September 1911 and attained the rank of Conductor in April 1923. Conductor Croce died at Netley Hospital on 27 March 1930. Sold with 14 sheets of copied service papers.