Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (36505 Serjt: E. J. Hedger. 50th. Coy. Imp: Yeo:) retaining rod re-affixed, minor edge bruising, nearly very fine £80-£120

Edmund John Peachall Hedger was born in Portsea, Hampshire, in 1881 and attested for the 1st Hampshire Volunteer Engineers at Gosport on 27 January 1900. He served with them in South Africa during the Boer War from from 12 March to 27 November 1900 (entitled to the Queen’s South Africa Medal with clasps for Natal and Transvaal), and was discharged on 5 February 1901. He re-enlisted in the Imperial Yeomanry at Winchester on 12 February 1901, and served with the 50th (Hampshire) Company, 17th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa from 24 March 1901 (entitled to the Queen’s South Africa Medal with clasps for Cape Colony, Orange Free State, and Transvaal; and the King’s South Africa Medal with both date clasps), and was promoted Sergeant on 4 May 1901. He was discharged on 5 August 1902.

Sold with copied records of service and medal roll extracts.