Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between State and date clasps (29742 Tpr: J. Thomson. 6th. Imp: Yeo:) extremely fine £140-180

Joseph Thompson was born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1879 and attested for a one year short service engagement there on 7 February 1901. He served with the 14th (Northumberland) Company, 5th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa from 10 March 1901 to 9 September 1902, and was slightly wounded at Klipdrift on 7 March 1902. He was discharged on 15 September 1902, after 1 year and 221 days’ service.

Although the medal is named to 29742 Pte. J. Thomson, 6th Imperial Yeomanry, his attestation papers clearly show his surname spelt ‘Thompson’, and that he served with the 5th Imperial Yeomanry.