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Auction: 24002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 221

The 'Action at Cyphergat 1901' D.C.M. pair awarded to Corporal F. Peacock, 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment attached 2nd Malta Company, 9th Mounted Infantry, who was severely wounded in the fighting and received a further 'mention' for his conduct

Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (5082 Corpl: F. Peacock. N. Lancs: Regt.); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5082 Corpl: F. Peacock, L.N. Lanc: Regt), the clasps unattached, the first heavily worn with repaired suspension, nearly very fine, the second slight edge bruise otherwise very fine (2)

One of 17 Distinguished Conduct medals to the Regiment, of whom 5 were attached to Mounted Infantry units.

D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901.

Frank Peacock was born at St Neots, Huntingdonshire in 1878 and enlisted with the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment on 20 February 1896. Passing his Mounted Infantry Course in 1899 he joined the 2nd Malta Company of the 9th Battalion Mounted Infantry at Malta. This unit was being formed for service in the Anglo Boer war and, despite what the name implied, was formed of British troops gathered and trained in Malta rather than Maltese soldiers.

Peacock entered the war in South Africa on 20 February 1900 and was stationed on the Cyphergat Kopje's in late 1900. His position was attacked and three men killed while Peacock was severely wounded on 10 September 1900 for his steadfastness in the attack he was 'mentioned' in Lord Roberts' final dispatch (London Gazette 10 September 1901). This was followed up the award of the D.C.M. however his injury prevented Peacock from seeing any further service and he was invalided in March 1901.

Peacock died in 1957; sold together with copied Army and Navy Gazette extract, newspaper cuttings and service records.

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