Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Sergeant W. Simmonds, Military Mounted Police, late 7th Hussars

British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia 1896, 1 clasp, Mashonaland 1897 (4028 Pte. W. Simmonds. 7th. Huss.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4028 Serjt: W. Simmonds. 7th. Hussars); 1914-15 Star (P.25, Sjt. W. Simmonds. M.M.P.); British War and Victory Medals (P-25 Sjt. W. Simmonds. M.M.P.) contact marks and edge nicks, nearly very fine (5) £500-£700

W. Simmonds served as a Sergeant with the Military Mounted Police during the Great War in Egypt from 2 July 1915, and was discharged to Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 28 May 1919.