Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Boer War D.C.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant W. F. Tobin, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (2309 Serjt: W. F. Tobin. Rl: Warwick: Regt); Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (230.. rgt. W. Tobin, 1/R. War: R.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast, South Africa 1901 (2..9 Sgt. Mr: Ck: W. Tobin. Rl. Warwick R..) 4th and 5th clasps are tailor’s copies; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2309 Sjt: W.F. Tobin R.. Warwick Regt); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 2 clasps, The Atbara, Khartoum, unnamed as issued, suspension claws of last three awards repaired, last award with copy clasps, worn, therefore fair (5) £1000-1400

D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901.

William Francis Tobin was born in Limerick, Ireland, and attested for the West Riding Regiment at the city of his birth, in January 1887. He transferred to the 1st Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment in May 1888. He advanced to Sergeant Major Cook in February 1896, and transferred in that rank to the 2nd Battalion in December 1898.

Tobin served with the Regiment in Egypt, April 1897 - December 1898, and in South Africa, November 1899 - August 1901 (awarded L.S. & G.C. in October 1907). He was discharged 31 January 1908, having served 21 years, and died at Huddersfield in March 1944.

1 of 7 D.C.M.’s awarded to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment for the Second Boer War.