The Collection of Medals Formed by Bill and Angela Strong

A Second Boer War D.C.M. group of six awarded to Pioneer Serjeant T. W. Ward, Coldstream Guards

Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (4670 Pr. Serjt. T. W. Ward, 2nd Coldstream Gds.); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Tel-El-Kebir (.... T Ward, 2/C....); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 7 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast, South Africa 1901 (4670 Pnr. Sejt. T. W. Ward, Cldstm. [G]ds.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (.... Pionr Sgt. T. W. Ward, Coldm. Gds.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Sjt., C. Gds.); Khedive’s Star 1882, reverse impressed, ‘4670 C.G.’, mounted court style for wear, naming worn or faint, edge bruising, contact marks, fine and better (6) £2000-2400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection.

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Ex Sir Torquil Matheson Collection.

D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901.

M.I.D. London Gazette 10 September 1901.

Thomas William Ward was born in Kingsteignton, Newton Abbott, Devon. A Blacksmith by occupation, he attested for the Coldstream Guards at Newton Abbott on 17 June 1879, aged 19 years 7 months. With them he served as a Pioneer Serjeant in Egypt, August-November 1882 and South Africa, October 1899-May 1901. For service in the latter war he was mentioned in despatches and awarded the D.C.M. Awarded the L.S & G.C. Medal in 1897. With copied service papers and other research and a fine copied portrait photograph of the recipient wearing his medals in 1902.