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Family Group: Pair: Sergeant W. Palmer, Army Service Corps Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Orange Free State (9693 Sejt. W. Palmer, A.S.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (9693 Sjt: W. Palmer. A.S.C.) good very fine Army Meritorious Service Medal, E.VII.R. (2/Cl. S.Sjt: W. Palmer. A.S.C.) obverse polished, nearly very fine, the reverse better (3) £240-£280 9693 Sergeant William Palmer was born in Woolwich, Kent, in 1875 and attested there or the Army Service Corps on 1 November 1890. He served with them in South Africa during the Boer War from 6 October 1899 and was promoted Sergeant on 1 May 1900., before being invalided to England on 11 June 1900. He was discharged to pension on 31 October 1913, after 23 years’ service, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 99 of 1914. 796 Staff Sergeant William Palmer, the father of 9693 Sergeant W. Palmer, was born in Southwark, London, and attested for the Military Train on 23 February 1858. Advanced Sergeant on 9 July 1867, he transferred to the Army Service Corps on 23 February 1870, and was appointed Second Class Staff Sergeant on 18 October 1877. He was discharged on 29 October 1878, and was awarded his Meritorious Service Medal, together with an Annuity of £10, on 2 April 1909. Sold with copied service papers.
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Six: Sergeant J. Peake, Army Service Corps Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (14581. Dr. F. Peake. A.S.C.) engraved naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (14581 Dvr: F. Peake. A.S.C.); 1914 Star (T-14581 Farr: Cpl. J. Peake. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (T-14581 Sjt. J. Peake. A.S.C.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (T-14581 F.Cpl. J. Peake. 3/Ar: Aux: Horse Co. A.S.C.) contact marks to Boer War pair, these nearly very fine, the Great War awards good very fine (6) £300-£400 M.S.M. London Gazette 18 October 1916: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered during the present War.’ John Peake was born in 1880 and attested for the Army Service Corps on 27 March 1899. He served with them in South Africa during the Boer War from 28 October 1899 to 28 June 1904, and with No. 4 Company, 1st Divisional Train, A.S.C. during the Great War on the Western Front from 16 August 1914. Transferring to the 3rd Army Auxiliary Horse Company, A.S.C., for his services during the Great War he was awarded an ‘immediate’ M.S.M. He was promoted Farrier Sergeant on 6 March 1917, and was discharged on 24 April 1920, after 21 years ands 29 days’ service. Sold with copied record of service, medal roll extracts, and other research.
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Four: Sergeant W. J. Moody, Military Foot Police Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (317 Corpl: W. Moody, Mil: Foot Police); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (317 Serjt: W. Moody. Mil: Foot Police); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (317 Cor: W. Moody., Mil: Ft: Police); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 3rd issue (Sjt. W. J. Moody. M.F.P.) cont marks to Boer War pair, generally very fine and better, the last rare to unit (4) £600-£800 W. J. Moody was awarded his Meritorious Service Medal, together with an Annuity, per Army Order 33 of 1938.
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Four: Able Seaman E. Horam, Royal Navy, who died of dysentery in service on 4 October 1915 China 1900, no clasp (E. Horam, Ord., H.M.S. Endymion.) ship partially officially corrected; 1914-15 Star (192469, E. Horam, A.B., R.N.); British War Medal 1914-20 (192469 E. Horam. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (192469. Ernest Horam, A.B. H.M.S. Venerable.) very fine (4) £200-£240 Ernest Horam was born in Portsea, Hampshire, on 12 November 1881 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 12 February 1897. He served in H.M.S. Endymion from 8 June 1899, and was promoted Able Seaman in that same vessel on 20 April 1902. He served from the outbreak of the Great War in H.M.S. Venerable, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 17 June 1915. He died of dysentery on 4 October 1915, and is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
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Three: Bombardier Collar Maker J. Fox, Royal Horse Artillery, later Royal Engineers China 1900, no clasp (3785 Bomb:-Cr:-Mr: J. Fox. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (81646 Spr. J. Fox. R.E.) mounted for wear, generally good very fine (3) £300-£340 James Fox served with ‘Y’ Battery, Royal Horse Artillery at Shanghai and Tientsin as part of the China Expeditionary Force from September 1900 - June 1901.
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