Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (Capt. S. F. Saunderson, Rifle Bde.) mounted as worn, extremely fine £250-300

Somerset Francis Saunderson was born on 7 August 1867, the son of Mr and Lady Rachel Saunderson of Dromkeen House, Co. Cavan and St. Hilary, Glamorganshire. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade on 2 May 1888 and was promoted Lieutenant on 12 August 1891 and Captain on 25 September 1895. He retired on 14 July 1897 on appointment to the 5th Battalion. He served with the 5th Battalion Rifle Brigade in the Boer War. He married Mary Satterfield, the former wife of Count Larisch von Moennich, in 1914. Saunderson died on 27 July 1927. His elder brother was Captain L. T. Saunderson, Rifle Brigade, who was wounded at Standerton, 22 April 1902 and died two days later. Sold with some copied research, clasps confrmed on roll.