Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Driver W. J. Little, Army Service Corps, late Royal Scots

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Wepener, Wittebergen (4570 Pte., Royal Scots); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (4570 Pte., Rl. Scots); 1914 Star with copy clasp (TISR-453 Dvr., A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (TISR-453 Dvr., A.S.C.) mounted for display, edge bruising, contact marks, nearly very fine and better (5) £480-520

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 John Little was born in Hackney, Middlesex. During the course of the Boer War he served in the Royal Scots, seeing service at the defence of Wepener, April 1900. The town was defended mainly by Colonial regiments with fewer than 100 imperial troops present, these mainly from the Royal Scots. After his discharge he was employed as an Engineer Labourer. With the onset of the Great War he attested for the Army Service Corps (Army Reserve (Special Reservists)) at Exeter on 10 September 1914, aged 39 years, 258 days. Serving as a Driver he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 21 September 1914. He was discharged due to sickness on 7 August 1915. Awarded the Silver War Badge (not with lot). With copied attestation papers (1914), m.i.c. and roll extracts.