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Auction: 21003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 189

(x) Three: Private. J. Stoodley, Devonshire Regiment

India General Service 1895-1908, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (3669 Pte J. Stoodley 1st Bn Devon Regt); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith, Belfast (3669 Pte J. Stoodley, Devon:Regt); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3669 Pte J. Stoodley. Devon: Regt), post loose on first, overall contact wear and edge brusing, nearly very fine (3)

Joseph Churchill Stoodley was born at Hawkechurch, Dorset in 1873, the son of Mary Ann Richmond Stoodley of Axminster. Enlisting with the Devonshire Regiment on 3 February 1893 he was posted to India with 2nd Battalion on 26 September 1894, serving on the North West Frontier until 20 September 1899 when he was transferred. Arriving in South Africa he was posted to 1st Battalion on 19 October 1899 and served with them for the duration of the Boer War. Returning to Britain on 12 October 1902 he was transferred to the Army Reserve on 8 March 1903 and finally discharged on 31 January 1905; sold together with copied service records and medal rolls.

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Sold for
£650

Starting price
£320