The Collection of Medals to Welsh Regiments formed by the Late Llewellyn Lord

Volunteer Force Long Service, V.R. (Lieut. F. J. Richards, 2/V.B. S.W. Bdrs.), engraved naming, edge cut, otherwise good very fine £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to Welsh Regiments formed by the Late Llewellyn Lord.

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Frederick John Richards was appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd (Volunteer) Battalion, South Wales Borderers in September 1896. Having received his Long Service Medal in the following year, he was appointed an Instructor of Musketry in July 1898 and advanced to Captain in August 1901. He resigned his commission in December 1902, when he was permitted to retain the honorary rank of Major; sold with copied research.