Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Order of St. John group of four awarded to Warrant Officer F. R. Day, Capetown Defence Rifle Association, late Imperial Yeomanry

The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s breast badge, silver and enamel, unnamed; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 (42918 Pte., 132nd Coy. Imp. Yeo.) minor solder marks; British War Medal 1914-20 (2nd C/W.O., Capetown D.R.A.); St. John Service Medal (1622 D/Supt. S.A.R. & H. ... S.J.A.B.O. 1934); together with an engraved silver medal, ‘Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Volunteer Rifles Long Range Cup 1908’ and ‘L. Cpl. F. R. Day’, 35mm., silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1908, the last two with solder marks; with edge bruising, contact marks, fine and better (5) £120-160

Francis Reginald Day was born in Dublin. A Fitter by occupation, he enlisted into the Imperial Yeomanry at Dublin on 18 January 1902, aged 21 years. Serving with the 132nd Company Imperial Yeomanry (Irish Horse) he served in South Africa, 10 May-10 October 1902. He was discharged at his own request at Stellenbosch on 10 October 1902. During the Great War he served with the Capetown Defence Rifle Association and was employed on Garrison Duty at Simonstown. Latterly he was Divisional Superintendent of the South African Railways and Harbours District of the St. John’s Ambulance Brigade Overseas. Sold with copied service papers.