Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Major R. M. O. Glynn, Royal Welsh Fusiliers

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (Maj. R. M. O. Glynn, R. Welsh Fus.)); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Major R. M. O. Glynn, Rl. Welsh Fus.), rank officially corrected on the first, generally good very fine (2) £320-380

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to Welsh Regiments formed by the Late Llewellyn Lord.

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Robert Mandy Osborne Glynn was born in Cape Town, South Africa in November 1864, the third son of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas George Holbery Glynn, London Irish Rifles, formerly Cape Cavalry.

Young Robert was commissioned Lieutenant in the 5th (Militia) Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers in January 1883 and received a regular commission in the Middlesex Regiment in May 1885. Advanced to Captain in February 1892, he transferred to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in September of the following year, but he subsequently served as Adjutant of the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Essex Regiment from November 1894.

Rejoining the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at the time of the Boer War, he served in the 1st Battalion at the relief of Ladysmith, including the action at Colenso, the operations on the Tugela Heights (14-27 February) and in the action at Pieter’s Hill. He was afterwards present in the action at Rooidam. In July 1900, he was appointed to be Assistant Staff Officer for Colonial Forces, graded as Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General, and he was promoted to Major in January 1901 (Queen’s Medal & 5 clasps; King’s Medal & 2 clasps).

Glynn was placed on the Retired List in May 1910, direct from his command of the regimental depot at Wrexham; sold with copied research.