Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Sergeant H. Beswetherick, Essex Regiment

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4280 Corpl: H. Beswetherick. Essex Regt.); 1914-15 Star (4280 Pte. H. Beswetherick. Essex R.); British War and Victory Medals (4280 Pte. H. Beswetherick. Essex R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (4280 Pte. H. Beswetherick. Essex Regt.) toned, the QSA very fine, otherwise nearly extremely fine (5) £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Long Service Medals to the Essex Regiment formed by Ian Miller.

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Hubert Beswetherick was born in Bodmin, Cornwall, in 1867, and attested for the Essex Regiment in September 1894, having previously served in the 4th (Militia) Battalion, Essex Regiment from July of that year. Promoted Corporal on arrival in South Africa in December 1901, he was promoted Sergeant in 1904 before reverting to Private at his own request in July 1907. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in April 1913. He served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion in the Gallipoli theatre of War from 6 September 1915, and was discharged on 2 October 1916 after 22 years and 21 days’ service, of which over 15 years were spent soldiering in India. He re-enlisted in the Royal Defence Corps on 10 January 1917 with whom he served until 1919, apart from a short spell in June and July 1918 with the 30th Battalion London Regiment (Territorial Force). Beswetherick married on Armistice Day, 11 November 1918, and was finally discharged in April 1919, having seen no further overseas service. He died in Watford, Hertfordshire, in 1921.