Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Major A. S. Crum, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire Light Infantry, later Imperial Yeomanry

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1889-92 (2/Lieut: A. S. Crum. 2/Oxf: L.I.) official corrections to unit; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Rhodesia (Capt. A. S. Crum. 18/Impl. Yeo.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Major A. S. Crum.) toned, nearly extremely fine (3) £240-£280

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum.

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‘Major Alexander Stewart Crum died on July 24th, 1941. Born March 20th, 1867, he was educated at Eton and gazetted 2nd Lieutenant in the 52nd, September 17th, 1887; Lieutenant, January 23rd, 1892; and resigned his commission, July 24th, 1897. All his service was spent with the 52nd in India and he served in the Burma Campaign, 1891; Wunthoo Column; medal with clasp. In 1900 he was re-employed as Captain Imperial Yeomanry till 1902. In the 1914-18 War Crum served as Major, second in command 9th (Service) Bn. and in September 1916 in the same appointment with the 36th Training Reserve Bn. Crum was a keen pig-sticker when in India.’ (Regimental Chronicle obituary refers).

Crum served on the Staff of the 18th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) in South Africa 1899-1901. Sold with copied Medal Index Card which confirms single British War Medal.