Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Johannesburg (Lt. Col. R. L. Hippisley, C.B., R.E.) slight edge bruise, good very fine £300-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals relating to the Boer War formed by two brothers.

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Richard Lionel Hippisley was born on 2 July 1853, and was educated at Cheltenham College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was commissioned a Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 6 January 1872 and was employed in the Trigonometrical Survey of Cyprus. He served in the Egypt campaign of 1882 (Queen’s medal and Khedive’s Star) and was promoted to Captain in January 1884. Appointed Assistant Instructor at the School of Military Engineering, Chatham, January 1886-December 1888, and thence Instructor, January 1889-January 1891, being promoted to Major in the latter month and was advanced to Lieutenant-Colonel in July 1898. He served as Director of Telegraphs, South Africa, November 1899-January 1903 and was three times mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 8 February, 16 April and 29 July 1901); created a Companion of the Order of the Bath in November 1900 and was awarded the brevet of Colonel in July 1902; in addition her was awarded the Queen’s medal with three clasps and the King’s medal with two. Placed on Half Pay in July 1903, he was promoted to Colonel in August 1904, being the Colonel on the Staff commanding the R.E., Scottish District, August 1904-May 1905 and then Chief Engineer, Scottish Command, June 1905-August 1908.

Colonel Hippisley retired from the Army in 1910. He died on 7 December 1936.

With a folder containing copied papers and research.