Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Sergeant A. Davies, Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Volunteer Rifle Corps, later Army Service Corps

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (2103 L. Serjt: A. Davies. D. of E. Own V.R.); King’s South Africa 1901-02(2103 Serjt: A. Davies. D.E.O.V.R.C.); 1914 Star (TISR-1000 Dvr. A. Davies. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (T1SR-1000 Sjt. A. Davies. A.S.C.) very fine (5) £160-£200

Arthur Davies was born at Wrexham, Denbighshire, and served in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Volunteer Rifle Corps during the Boer War from 1 February 1900 to 22 January 1902. Upon the outbreak of the Great War, he attested for service at Aldershot on 22 September 1914, and served in France with the Army Service Corps from 12 October 1914 to 13 May 1916, and at Home until 23 October 1916, when he was discharged. Entitled to Silver War Badge. Sold with copied WWI papers and medal roll extracts.