Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family group:

Four: Private J. Pears, Northumberland Fusiliers

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (9071 Pte., North’d Fus.); 1914-15 Star (4966 Pte., North’d Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (4966 Pte., North’d Fus.), together with I.D. disc, regimental badge and Silver War Badge, this latter officially numbered ‘118012’, dated clasps on the first unofficially riveted, contact marks and edge bruising, about very fine or better

Three: Private W. Pears, Northumberland Fusiliers

1914-15 Star (6-2229 Pte., North’d Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (6-2229 Pte., North’d Fus.) polished, otherwise generally very fine (10)
£240-280

John Pears served in the 4th Volunteer Service Company, 2nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers in the Boer War, and initially in the Balkans in the Great War, from July 1915.

William Pears was killed in action on 11 April 1916, while serving in the 6th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers.