Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family group:

The Queen’s South Africa Medal awarded to Private C. Jones, Royal Berkshire Regiment, who was mortally wounded at Colesberg on 1 January 1900
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (4164 Pte. C. Jones, 2nd Rl: Berks: Regt.)

Three: Private F. G. Jones, Royal Berkshire Regiment, later Royal Army Ordnance Corps
1914-15 Star (16578 Pte. F. G. Jones. R. Berks: R.); British War and Victory Medals (16578 Pte. F. G. Jones. R. Berks. R.) good very fine (4) £260-£300

Private C. Jones was mortally wounded at Colesberg on 1 January 1900, and died two days later. He was the father of Frederick G. Jones, who served with the Royal Berkshire Regiment in France from 23 February 1915, and later transferred to the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.