Orders, Decorations and Medals

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein (2562 Pte. A. Davey, 1st Essex Regt.), good very fine £160-180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Brian Kieran Collection.

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Arthur Davey was born in Brightlingsea and enlisted in the Essex Regiment in April 1889, aged 19 years. Having then served in Cyprus and India, he was transferred to the Army Reserve in March 1897, but was recalled on the outbreak of hostilities in South Africa. He subsequently witnessed active service in that theatre of war from November 1899 until July 1900, including the relief of Kimberley operations, Paardeberg and Driefontein. Davey was discharged back in the U.K. in April 1902; see previous footnote for details of the 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment at Paardeberg.