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Auction: 23112 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 394

Seven: Staff Sergeant S. J. Pool, Royal Army Medical Corps

Queen's Sudan 1896-98, no clasp (10994 Pte. S. J. Pool. R.A.M.C.); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (10994 Pte S. J. Pool , R.A.M.C.; King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (10994 Corpl: S. J. Pool. R.A.M.C.; 1914-15 Star (59417, Cpl S. J. Pool, R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (59417 S.Sjt. S. J. Pool. R.A.M.C.); Khedive's Sudan 1896-1908, unnamed as issued, deeply toned throughout, otherwise very fine (7)

Samuel James Pool was born at Stepney and had been a member of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, West Kent Regiment prior to enlisting into the Royal Army Medical Corps on 8 November 1893. Posted to Egypt he served there between 13 July 1898-20 October 1898, before returning to the U.K. There he remained until a posting to South Africa between 7 January 1900-23 September 1902, on his return he spent the remainder of his service in the U.K., being originally discharged on 7 November 1909.

Re-enlisting on 2 June 1915 and was sent straight to France on 17 June 1915, where he remained until 28 March 1918, being placed on Reserve on 25 June 1919.

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£900

Starting price
£210