Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (5323 Pte. J. Hall, Manchester Regt.) officially re-impressed, good very fin
£80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals for the Anglo-Boer War.

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John Hall was born in Glossop, Derbyshire. A Weaver by occupation and a member of the 3rd Battalion Derbyshire Regiment (Militia), he attested for the Manchester Regiment at Manchester on 27 October 1897, aged 19 years, 4 months. With the 1st Battalion he served in Gibraltar, November 1897-August 1899 and in South Africa, August 1899-February 1900, being wounded in action at Elandslaagte, 21 October 1899 - suffering a wound to his left leg. Invalided home, he was convicted by the Civil Powers in August 1901 for a felony and given 6 weeks imprisonment. Then with the 3rd Battalion Manchester Regiment he served in St. Helena guarding Boer prisoners-of-war, July-December 1902, after which he was in South Africa, December 1902-January 1903. In December 1902 he was tried by District Court Martial for committing a civil offence (burglary) and was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment and the forfeiture of his medal (for Elandslaagte). Unsurprisingly, he was then discharged for misconduct on 10 October 1903. It would appear that he was later awarded a no clasp medal. The medal in question being officially re-impressed with some of the original naming details being just discernible.

With copied service papers, roll extracts and other copied research.