Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Sapper W. F. Lowe, South African Engineering Corps, attached Nyasa-Rhodesian Field Force, awarded the M.S.M. for services in connection with the salving of the German steamer Hermann von Wiussmann on Lake Nyasa

British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Spr. W. F. Lowe. S.A.E.C.) name erased on the first; Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (E-103 Spr: W. F. Lowe. S.A.E.) good very fine (3) £180-220

M.S.M. London Gazette 7 February 1919. Recommendation states: ‘For exceptionally good work in connection with the salving of the Lake Steamer Hermann Wissmann.’

William Frederick Lowe was born at Devonport, England. He was resident in Johannesburg when he enlisted there for the South African Pioneer Battalion, East Africa, on 7 May 1917, aged 45 years, a rigger by trade, and afterwards transferred to 1st Special Engineer Brigade as E-103. He served in the Nyasa-Rhodesian Field Force and was engaged in the salving of the German steamer Hermann von Wissmann which had been put out of action on Lake Nyasa by the British lake-steamer Gwendolen on 30 May 1915. He was discharged at Roberts Heights on 8 November 1918. Sold with copied record of service and M.S.M. card.