Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia 1896, 1 clasp, Mashonaland 1897 (3855 Pte. E. A. Sims. 7th. Huss.) housed in a contemporary fitted case, extremely fine and rare to a casualty £800-1200

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2008.

Edward Sims was born in North Woolwich, London, c.1870, and served with the 7th Hussars in Rhodesia, helping to suppress the rebellions of the Matabele and Mashona tribesmen against the British South Africa Company. He was killed in action during the Mashonaland Rising in Hartley District, Rhodesia, on 19 July 1897, one of only two Hussars killed in the campaign.

Sold with copied medal roll extract, and other research.