Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family group:

Three: Private H. Butler, Grenadier Guards, who died of wounds at Orange River, 7 December 1899
Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (5838 Pte., 1/Gren. Gds.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Belmont, Modder River (5838 Pte., Gren. Gds.); Khedive’s Sudan 1895-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (Pte., Gren. Gds.)

Pair: Private G. T. Butler, Royal Berkshire Regiment
1914 Star (9762 Pte., 1/R. Berks.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (9762 Pte., R. Berks. R.) the five medals mounted on a bar for wearing, cleaned and plated, contact marks, some edge bruising, fine and better (5) £400-460

Medals to father and son:

Private H. Butler, 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards, died of wounds probably suffered at the battle of Modder River, 28 November 1899, at Orange River on 7 December 1899. With copied roll extracts.

His son, Private George T. Butler, 1st Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 27 September 1914. He was later discharged. With copied m.i.c.