Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (9 S.S. Mjr. A. F. Wicksteed, King’s Col. Yeo.) lacquered, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare £150-200

The ‘King’s Colonial Yeomanry’ had its origins as 1901 as the newly formed 4th County of London Imperial Yeomanry (King’s Colonials). The unit was formed of colonials living in or near London. The original idea was to recruit the squadrons as units each representing an ‘old’ overseas dominion, namely the 1st or British Asian Squadron, 2nd or Canadian Squadron, 3rd or Australian Squadron and the 4th or South African Squadron. To these was later added the New Zealand Squadron.

In 1905 the unit was redesignated ‘The King’s Colonials Imperial Yeomanry’. In 1910 it was redesignated as ‘King Edward’s Horse (The King’s Overseas Dominions Regiment)’ and in 1914 it became the 1st King Edward’s Horse (The King’s Overseas Dominions Regiment). The unit was disbanded in 1924.

Squadron Sergeant-Major A. F. Wicksteed, “C” Squadron, was one of the founders of the ‘King’s Colonials’ Lodge’ - a masonic lodge formed of members of the regiment in 1909.