Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (1497 Gnr. W. H. Murrell, C.I.V.) some edge bruising and contact marks, very fine £180-220

Ex J. V. Webb Collection.

Colonel Boxall had been appointed Depot Commandant of the City Imperial Volunteers on 6 February 1900. The C.I.V. was recruited from the London Volunteer regiments. However, since Colonel Boxall had been an officer of the Sussex Volunteer Artillery since 1873, he asked for nine or ten volunteers from his old regiment to join the C.I.V. on active service in South Africa. Gunner Murrell was one of 10 volunteers from the 1st Sussex Volunteer Artillery. With copied research.

Together with The “Daily Graphic” Special C.I.V. Number, a fully illustrated history of the Services of the “City’s Own”, Saturday, October 27, 1900 - illustrated newspaper of 16 pages, some discolouration and damage. Contains a listing of all C.I.V. members who served in South Africa.