Orders, Decorations and Medals

Four: Corporal H. C. Beckingham, Royal Engineers

Ashanti Star 1896 (23125 Sap., R.E.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1900, 4 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Orange Free State, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (23125 2/Corpl., R.E.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (23125 2nd Corpl., R.E.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (23125 Cpl., R.E.) contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (4) £250-300

Corporal Beckingham served in the Ashanti campaign with the 23rd Company R.E. bridging detachment, comprising 5 officers and 30 N.C.O.s and men. Sold with further research and copies of the rolls for his South Africa medals.