Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (5092 Pte. H. C. Sillence, Rl: Wt: Surrey Regt.) edge bruising and contact marks, better than good fine £200-£300

Promotion to Corporal by Commander-in-Chief London Gazette 20 August 1901: ‘On 22nd May, 1901, a patrol retiring on Amersfort, one man became dismounted. Private Sillence, by his coolness in dismounting and keeping the Boers off by his fire at 300 yards, enabled the man to be rescued by remainder of patrol, who returned later.’

Henry Charles Sillence, Company Sergeant-Major, 2nd Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment, served in France from 4 October 1914, and was killed in action in the battle of Festubert on 16 May 1915. He is commemorated by name on Le Touret Memorial, France. Sold with copied Medal Index Card and London Gazette extract.