Orders, Decorations and Medals

Pair: Captain E. N. Fisher, Manchester Regiment

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Belfast (Capt., Manch. Rgt.); King’s South Africa, 2 clasps (Cpt., Man. Rgt.) good very fine (2) £300-350

Edmund Nelson Fisher was born at Kennington Vicarage on 27 May 1877, only son of the Venerable Edmund Henry Fisher, Archdeacon of Southwark. After receiving an education at Marlborough and at Trinity College, Cambridge, he joined the Manchester Regiment in August 1899, and was in the field with the 1st battalion throughout the war in South Africa. He was severely wounded by a gunshot in the face on the 6th January, 1900, in the memorable attack by the Boers on Caesar’s Camp which was held by the Manchesters. The regiment were awarded two Victoria Crosses for this action. After the relief of Ladysmith he served with his regiment in the operations in Northern Natal and the Transvaal, and at the conclusion of peace went to Lydenburg in the Northern Transvaal. He died at West Meon Rectory, Hampshire, on 1st June, 1909. Sold with further research detail.