The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal (695 Pte. W. C. Parker, C.I.V.) good very fine £100-£140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria.

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William Charles Parker was born around 1875. A builder’s clerk by occupation, he joined the 3rd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers in 1894 and served with the No. 1 Company Mounted Infantry, City Imperial Volunteers, during the Boer War. In a letter to the City Press, 25 April 1900, he describes active service at Jacobsdaal and mentions being an officer’s servant. He is said to have later served with the Imperial Military Railways, although this is not confirmed.