Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Captain & Quartermaster W. Cooper, Royal Army Medical Corps

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Defence of Kimberley, Orange Free State, Transvaal (4745 S. Sejt., R.A.M.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (4745 Serjt-Maj., R.A.M.C.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Q.M. & Lieut.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (4745 2/Cl. S. Sgt., R.A.M.C.) first two with some contact marks, nearly very fine and better (4) £380-420

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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William Cooper was born on 18 January 1861. He enlisted into the Army in January 1881 and served with the Army Medical Corps. He was the Sergeant-Major in the R.A.M.C. during the defence of Kimberley; and was one of only five members of the corps entitled to the ‘Defence of Kimberley’ clasp. At the time of the Great war, Cooper was a Pensioner Warrant Officer employed by the Union Defence Department at Potchefstroom. Applying for a temporary commission in the R.A.M.C., he was appointed a Lieutenant and Quartermaster on 7 October 1915 and was promoted to Captain and Quartermaster on 17 May 1916. Requesting service at ‘Home’, he served throughout the war at the Northamptonshire War Hospital. Captain Cooper was released from military duty on 30 December 1919. With copied m.i.c. and a quantity of service papers and other research.