Orders, Decorations and Medals

South Africa 1877-79, disc only (Civil Surgn. W. B. Berry, Tambookieland Divn.) unmounted, signs of brooch mounting to obverse, edge bruising and cuts, nearly very fine, scarce £200-300

Just five South Africa 1877-79 medals to this unit - all awarded with the clasp ‘1877-8’.

William Bisset Berry was born in Aberdeen in 1839. Educated at public schools and the university at Aberdeen, gaining an M.A. and M.D. Settled in Queenstown, Cape of Good Hope in 1864 and practised medicine there. Served as a Civil Surgeon in the Tambookieland Division in operations against local tribes during 1877-78. Returned to Parliament for Queenstown in 1894, 1898 and 1904. Was Speaker of the House of Assembly of Cape of Good Hope from 1898. Received a Knighthood in 1900. With some copied research.