Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Gunner P. Grove, Royal Artillery

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith (97622 Gnr: P. Grove, 4th. M.B., R.G.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (97622 Gnr: P. Grove. R.G.A.); 1914 Star (97622 Gnr: P. Grove. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (97622 Gnr. P. Grove. R.A.) about extremely fine (5) £240-£280

Percy Grove was born in 1873 and attested for the Royal Garrison Artillery on 6 June 1893. He served with No. 4 Mountain Battery in South Africa during the Boer War, and was present at the Relief of Ladysmith. He subsequently served with No. 235 Battery, 32nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 August 1914, before being discharged from No. 22 Reserve Battery on 15 August 1915, on the termination of his period of engagement, and received a Silver War Badge.

Sold with copied medal roll extracts and Medal Index Card.