Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Squadron Sergeant-Major H. H. Coxen, 18th Hussars

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Natal, Belfast, Orange Free State (3122 Serjt: H. H. Coxen. 18/Hrs.) unofficial rivets between top two clasps; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3122 Serjt: H. Coxen. 18th Hussars); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3122 S. Sjt. Mjr. H. H. Coxen. 18/Hussars.) mounted for display, light contact marks, otherwise very fine (3) £200-£240

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of David Lloyd.

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Mentioned in Lord Kitchener’s despatch, 8 March 1901.

According to The 18th Hussars in South Africa, Coxen was awarded the D.C.M. for outpost duties at Uilkyk, near Middleburg, 24 December 1900, but no trace of such an award can be found in official sources.