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Auction: 21001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 458

(x) Pair: Private J. Walmsley, Scots Guards

Queens South Africa 1899-1902, 7 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast, (510 Pte J. Walmsley, Scots Gds:); Kings South Africa 1902, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (510 Pte J. Walmsley. Scots Guards), some contact wear, very fine (2)

Joseph Walmsley was born at Longridge, Lancashire in October 1865. Enlisted with the Scots Guards on 6 September 1894 at Preston. Transferred to the Army Reserve with the rank of Private on 11 November 1897 but re-joined the Regiment on 9 October 1899. Served with 1st Battalion, Scots Guards in South Africa for the duration of the Second Boer War, from 21 October 1899 - 21 July 1902. His return must have been a happy one for just one month into his deployment his wife Eliza gave birth to a son, also named Joseph. Transferred to 3rd Battalion on 22 July 1902 before returning to the reserve on 17 March 1903. Discharged on 5 September 1906; sold together with copied medal rolls, attestation and service documents.

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Sold for
£450

Starting price
£140