Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Pte. W. Berry, Kimb: Town Gd:) officially re-impressed naming, nearly extremely fine £60-£80

William Berry was employed by De Beers in Kimberley as Chief Works Engineers in charge of the mine workshops. He served with the Kimberley Town Guard during the Boer War - the Q.S.A. medal roll states ‘gun construction, repairs to maxims and rifles’, whilst confirming that he was not entitled to the Defence of Kimberly clasp as ‘not enrolled, being constantly employed on maintenance and construction.’ Berry was the workshop foreman when the famous siege gun ‘Long Cecil’ was manufactured.

Sold with copied medal roll extract and copied research, including a group photographic image of the recipient with ‘Long Cecil.’