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| B.01 | Five: 191582
F.D. Phillips, A.B., Royal Navy QSA 1899-1902 - no clasps (A.B. HMS Thetis), 1914-15 Star trio (191582 P.O. R.N.) and Geo.V Royal Naval Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (191582 P.O. HMS Shannon). With photocopied Service Papers Frank Dunderidge Phillips was born at Plymstock, Devon in 1881 and enlisted on the 7th January 1897. His pre-war service was on "HMS Minotaur", "HMS Nile", "HMS Thetis" (16th June 1898 - 9th June 1901), "HMS Cambridge", "HMS Hood", "HMS Implacable" and "HMS Cornwall". During the First World War he served on "HMS Shannon" & "HMS Berwick" and post-war on "HMS Delhi". His no-clasp QSA is confirmed by the Roll. |
GVF £425.00 |
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ARMY |
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| B.02 | Two: 7565 Pte. A.G.
Aitchison, Scots Guards QSA 1899-1902 with clasps "Cape Colony", Transvaal" & "Wittebergen" - 'ghost dates' - engraved naming and KSA with clasps "South Africa 1901" & "South Africa 1902" - impressed naming - surname spelt Aitcheson With photocopied Service Papers and Medal Roll entries - which confirm medal & clasp entitlement. Alexander Gilbert Aitchison was born at Edinburgh, Scotland and was a 'tailor' when he enlisted on the 10th June 1887, aged 19. He served 'Home' until March 1900, in South Africa from March 1900 until August 1902 and 'Home' from August 1902 until September 1903 - a total of 16 years service. |
GVF+ £260.00 |
| B.03 | Two: 11863 Dvr.
J. Foster, Army Service Corps QSA 1899-1902 with clasps "Cape Colony", "Paardeberg", "Driefontein", "Johannesburg" & "Diamond Hill" and KSA with clasps "South Africa 1901" & " South Africa 1902" With photocopied Service Papers and Medal Roll entries - which confirm medal & clasp entitlement. John Foster from Cambridge was a 'smith' when he enlisted on the 9th August 1894. He served 'Home' until November 1899, in South Africa from November 1899 until September 1902 and 'Home' from September 1902 until he was discharged in August 1906. A few minor contact marks, otherwise |
GVF+ £200.00 |
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