Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Trooper W. S. Percival, South African Constabulary, later Rifleman, 1st South African Mounted Rifles

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (64 Pte. W. S. Percival. S.A.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (64 Tpr: W. S. Percival. S.A.C.); 1914-15 Star (Rfm. W. S. Percival 1st S.A.M.R.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Rfm. W. S. Percival. 1st S.A.M.R.) mounted as worn, good very fine (5) £200-£240

Walter Stanley Percival was born in Adelaide, Australia, on 8 November 1880. He attested for Kitchener’s Horse (No. 9773) on 20 August 1900, transferred to the South African Constabulary on 30 October 1900, and was discharged ‘time expired’ on 7 November 1902. Although his character is described as ‘V. Good’ on his discharge papers, he was found guilty of ‘Not complying with an order’ at Daniel’s Kuil on 20 March 1901, and fined £2. Despite this his Officer Commanding 3 Troop S.A.C. wrote: ‘No. 64 2/c. Tpr. Percival recommended to be Promoted to Corporal. Tpr. Percival has been acting as a Squad Leader in the Troop for some months. He is a good soldier and Squad Leader in the Field and a steady, hard working, reliable man in Camp.’ When the war broke out in 1914 he attested for the 1st South African Mounted Rifles.

Sold with copied record of service.