Auction Catalogue

16 December 2003

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 698

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16 December 2003

Hammer Price:
£1,250

Eight: Squadron Sergeant-Major William Rawson, 10th Hussars, late 7th Hussars

British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia 1896 (3695 Pte., 7th Huss.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Belfast (4004 Pte., 10th Hussars); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4004 Serjt., 10th Hussars); 1914 Star, with clasp (47662 Sq. S. Mjr., 10/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (47662 W.O. Cl. 2, 10-Hrs.); Delhi Durbar 1911; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (4004 Sjt., 10/Hrs.) generally nearly very fine or better (8) £600-800

M.I.D. London Gazette 17 January 1902 (Lord Kitchener’s mentions, 8 December 1901): ‘For coolness and good work under fire with Colonel Alexander’s Column in Cape Colony.’

M.I.D.
London Gazette 2 June 1916.

Squadron Sergeant-Major William Rawson served in France and Flanders from 6 October 1914. He was wounded in action at Monchy le Preux on 11 April 1917, when the 10th Hussars and Essex Yeomanry both suffered heavy casualties. The Tenth’s casualties were two officers and twenty-five other ranks killed, seven officers and 150 other ranks wounded, Rawson being the senior N.C.O. amongst the latter. He was discharged in consequence of his wounds on 25 December 1917.