Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Talbot family medals:

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901 (5068 Pte. F. W. Talbot, 2nd Wilts. Regt.) second clasp loose on incorrect ribbon

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (5124 Pte. H. C. Talbot, 2nd Wilts. R.) incorrect ribbon

Three: Private W. J. Talbot, Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry), late Berkshire Yeomanry
1914-15 Star (1945 Pte., Berks. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1945 Pte., Berks. Yeo.)

Pair: Serjeant B. Talbot, Army Veterinary Corps
British War and Victory Medals (SE-14919 Sjt., A.V.C.) generally nearly extremely fine (7) £260-300

5068 Private F. W. Talbot, 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment was killed in action at Rensburg, 14 February 1900. Not entitled to ‘South Africa 1901’ clasp.

Private Walter John Talbot, 1/1 Berkshire Yeomanry entered the Egypt theatre of war on 21 April 1915. As a Private in the 17th Squadron Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) he died in Egypt on 22 November 1918, aged 22 years. He was buried in the Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery. He was the son of H. J. and A. F. Talbot of Laburnham Cottage, Coxwell Street, Faringdon, Berkshire. With named commemorative scroll in wooden glazed frame, 32.5 x 23cm. and copied m.i.c.