Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Warrant Officer Class I J. A. Walker, South Staffordshire Regiment

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (6011 Pte. J. A. Walker. S. Staff: Regt.); British War Medal 1914-20 (6011 T.W.O. Cl.1. J. A. Walker. S. Staff. R.) mounted court style, minor edge bruising, very fine (2) £100-£140

Joseph A. Walker was born in Rowley Regis in 1881 and attested for the South Staffordshire Regiment at Wolverhampton on 7 September 1900. He served with the 1st Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War, before transferring to the Army Reserve on 12 July 1912. Recalled to the Colours following the outbreak of the Great War, he served on the Western Front from 12 August 1914 (entitled to a 1914 Star and Victory Medal), and was advanced temporary Warrant Officer Class I.

Sold with copied Medal Index Card and medal roll extracts.