Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria to coincide with the OMRS Convention

Family group:

Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 2 clasps, Transkei, Basutoland (Tpr. R. Friend, Nesbitt’s L. Hse.) good very fine

Pair: Private W. T. Friend, 9th South Africa Horse

British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte., 9th S.A.H.) good very fine (3) £220-260

William Theodore Friend was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. With the 9th South African Horse he entered German S.W. Africa in about January 1915 and German East Africa in about May 1916. He was discharged in March 1917 as being temporarily unfit for war service. Medals to William Theodore Friend sold with copied service papers.