Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private J. E. Hawkyard, Manchester Regiment

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Belfast (3195 Pte. J. E. Hawkyard. Manch: Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3195 Pte. J. Hawkyard. Manch: Regt.) mounted court-style for display, light contact marks, edge bruise to KSA, otherwise good very fine (2) £160-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Robert Barltrop Collection of Medals to the Manchester Regiment.

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John Edward Hawkyard was born at New Mills, Derbyshire, in 1874 and attested for service as a Private in the Manchester Regiment at Ashton Under Lyne on 30 March 1891, declaring prior service in the 2nd Volunteer Battalion of the Derbyshire Regiment. He served in Ireland and later transferred to 2nd Battalion for service in India. He returned to the U.K. and was discharged to the Army Reserve ‘time expired’ on 6 December 1898. He was recalled for service in the South African War, and posted to join 1st Battalion, then under siege at Ladysmith. He joined the Ladysmith Relief Column in December 1899, subsequently joining his battalion and serving in South Africa until he returned to the U.K. on 5 August 1902, the medal roll notes that at some time he served with ‘8th Bearer Company’. He was discharged from the regimental depot at Ashton Under Lyne on 29 March 1903.

Sold with copied service papers and other research.