The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill (386 Pte. H. L. Ledieu [sic], C.I.V.) top lugs slightly bent on claps carriage, edge bruising, otherwise 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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Herbert Lionel Le Dieu was born in Camden Town, London in 1879. He joined the Paddington Rifles on 2 November 1897, serving with their detachment in South Africa during the Boer War with “C” Company of the Infantry Battalion, City Imperial Volunteers. He served in both the volunteers and the C.I.V. with his brother, Bugler G. E. Le Dieu.

During the Great War, Le Dieu attested for service in 1916 and was called up on 26 July 1917 to serve with the Royal Garrison Artillery. Posted to 488 Siege Battery, R.G.A. with the rank Bombardier in August 1917, he served on the Western Front from 15 January 1918, and was demobilised Class Z Reserve in March 1919.