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27 & 28 September 2016

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№ 242 x

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27 September 2016

Hammer Price:
£260

Four: Drummer T. Davies, Welsh Regiment

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (3866 Dmr. T. Davies, Welsh Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1902, South Africa 1902 (3866 Pte. T. Davies, Welsh Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (3866 Dmr. T. Davies, Welsh Regt.); Khedive’s Star, undated, quite severe file marks over surname on the first, otherwise generally very fine (4) £240-280

Timothy Davies, who was born in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, enlisted in the Welsh Regiment in December 1880, aged 24 years, direct from his employment as a miner. Appointed a Drummer in the 1st Battalion, he was present in the Sudan operations of 1888, including the action at Gemaizah (Medal & clasp; Khedive’s Star), in addition to qualifying for the above described Medals and clasps in the Boer War; his discharge papers also verify his award of the L.S. & G.C. Medal; sold with copied research.