Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Surrey Troop Prize Medal, silver straight-armed paty cross surmounted by an eagle, obv. inscribed, ‘Best Turned Out Corpl. S. Docking’; rev. inscribed, ‘Surrey Troop Sports 1896’, 44 x 28mm., stamped ‘Sterling’ on rev, nearly extremely fine £30-40

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Surrey Yeomanry.

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S. R. Docking served in the Boer War with the Hants Yeomanry. Along with others from the Epsom and Croydon Troops of the Hants Yeomanry he transferred to form “C” Squadron of the Surrey Yeomanry in 1899. As Squadron Sergeant-Major he was awarded the Imperial Yeomanry L.S. in August 1905. Commissioned Captain in March 1911, by the end of the Great War he attained the rank of Major. For his services in the war he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 20 May 1917) and awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre. Sold with copied service details.