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Auction: 20001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 179

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Mafeking, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (63920 Dvr: C. Rowell, M'Bty: R.H.A.), one minor nick to observe, otherwise nearly extremely fine

Charles Rowell was born around 1869 at Basingstoke, the son of Arthur Rowell of 26 Flaxfield Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire. He attested for the Royal Artillery on 5 October 1887, his papers noting previous service with the 3rd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. A labourer by occupation, he was posted to the Royal Horse Artillery on 25 September 1888 and sent to India where he remained until 17 December 1897. Re-engaging at Woolwich, following the termination of his first 12 year period of engagement, Rowell was posted to South Africa from 17 February 1900-25 October 1901, where he passed courses in swimming and rowing, before returning home and dying at Newbridge on 4 May 1906 as a result of pneumonia; sold with copied service papers confirming full clasp entitlement.

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Sold for
£480

Starting price
£60