Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Q.S.A. medal awarded to Acting Bombardier George Dew, “T” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, who was wounded at Sannah’s Post and awarded the D.C.M.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein (21590 Bomb. G. Dew, T Bty. R.H.A.) good very fine £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Simon C. Marriage Collection of Medals to the Artillery.

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D.C.M. London Gazette 19 April 1901. Awarded for Sannah’s Post (Thaba N’chu) 31 March 1900 (slightly wounded); medal presented by the King at St James’s Palace on 25 July 1901.

George Dew was born at Rhyader, Breconshire, and attested for the Corps of Dragoons at Hounslow on 22 November 1898. He was transferred to the Royal Fusiliers a few days later, on 1 December, and again transferred to the Royal Artillery on 16 January 1899, and posted to “T” Battery R.H.A. He was appointed acting Bombardier on 28 January 1900, and was slightly wounded at Thaba N’chu (Sannah’s Post) on 31 March 1900. He was invalided Home on 31 July 1900, and was discharged ‘Medically Unfit’ on 6 July 1901.

Sold with copied discharge papers and other research.