Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Driver J. May, Pom-Poms Section, Royal Artillery

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (56808 Dvr., R.F.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (56808 Dvr., Pom Poms Sec. R.A.) slight edge bruising and light contact marks, very fine (2) £160-200

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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James May was born in Brentwood, Middlesex. A Groom by occupation, he attested for the Royal Artillery at Hounslow on 15 September 1886, aged 19 years, 9 months. As a Driver he served in India with 3 and 2 Brigade Field Artillery, February 1888-November 1891, and in South Africa, January 1900-October 1902, initially with the 6th Infantry Divisional Ammunition Column, and from May 1900 with the R.F.A. 1 pdr. Maxims (Pom-Poms). He was posted as Driver to the 9th Battery in September 1902. Returning home, May was awarded the Army L.S. & G.C. Medal (not with lot) by A.O. 68 of 1905. May was discharged at his own request on 12 January 1908. Latterly a Brewer’s Labourer, he died of natural causes in Sheffield on 22 February 1940.

With copied service and discharge papers and death certificate.