Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Sergeant C. Cook, Rifle Brigade

India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Burma 1887-89, clasp carriage altered to accommodate second clasp (7384 Pte. C. Cook 1st. Bn. Rif. Brig.) ; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Laing’s Nek, Belfast, South Africa 1901, date clasp loose on riband, as issued (7384 Cpl. C. Cook, Rifle Brigade.) mounted court-style for display, polished, very fine (2) £300-£400

Charles Cook was born in Marshfield, Chippenham, Gloucestershire, in 1866, and attested for the Rifle Brigade at Bristol on 20 November 1884. He served with the 1st Battalion in India and Upper Burma from 5 October 1886 to 13 November 1892, and was promoted Corporal on 9 September 1890. Transferring to the Reserve on 20 November 1892, he was recalled to the Colours on 10 March 1900, and served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War from 24 March 1900 to 21 November 1901, being promoted Sergeant on 9 August 1901. He was discharged on 25 November 1901, after 17 years and 6 days’ service.

Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.