Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Warrant Officer Class 2 W. E. Joice, 8th Hussars and South Irish Horse
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (3246 Serjt., 8/Hussars); British War and Victory Medals (45701 T.W.O. Cl. 1, S. Ir. H.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3246 Sjt., 8/Hrs.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (35854 W.O. Cl. 2, 8 Hrs.) some with contact marks, nearly very fine and better (5) £380-420

Served in the Boer War. Mentioned in J. W. Morton’s book, Diary of the South African War, ‘Lieutenant Lambert and Sergeant Joice went out to-night to destroy a portion of the railway east of Pan Station to prevent the return of the enemy by rail. They were successful and returned to camp next morning.’ The Q.S.A. roll states that Joice was ‘invalided’. Army M.S.M. with annuity awarded in July 1946. With copied research.