Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Sergeant L. Jenkins, Royal Welsh Fusiliers

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (3742 Pte. L. Jenkins, R. Welsh Fus:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3742 Corpl: L. Jenkins. Rl: Welsh Fus:); 1914-15 Star (14963 Sjt. L. Jenkins. R.W. Fus:) British War and Victory Medals (14963 Pte. L. Jenkins. R.W. Fus.) the KSA obverse lightly cleaned with wire brush, minor edge bruise to VM, otherwise generally good very fine (5) £260-£300

Leyshom Jenkins attested for the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in October 1892 and served with the 2nd Battalion in India from 9 March 1894 to 9 December 1897. Transferring to the 1st Battalion in 1900, he served with them in South Africa during the Boer War from 18 July 1900 to 11 September 1902, and was discharged on 11 October 1904, after 12 years’ service.

Following the outbreak of the Great War Jenkins re-enlisted in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers with the rank of Sergeant on 14 September 1914, and served with the 11th Battalion during the Great War from 15 September 1915, and subsequently with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. He was reduced to the ranks due to two courts martial for drunkenness, and was discharged due to sickness on 12 December 1917, being awarded a Silver War Badge no. 283381. He died of heart failure on 1 April 1937.