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Auction: 9033 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 56

A Fine Campaign Combination, Medaille Militaire Group of Seven to Regimental Sergeant-Major F. Smart, Royal West Surrey Regiment India General Service 1895-1902, V.R., two clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (3846 Lce. Corpl. F. Smart 1st Bn. Ryl. W. Surr. Regt.); Queen´s South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (3846 Corpl: F. Smart. The Queen´s.); 1914-15 Star (L-3846 C.S. Mjr. F. Smart, The Queen´s R.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaves (L-3846. A.W.O.Cl. 1 F. Smart The Queen´s R.); Army Long Service & G.C., E.VII.R. (3846 C.Sjt: F. Smart.R.W. Surrey Regt.); France, Republic, Medaille Militaire, silver-gilt and enamel, blue enamel damaged, reverse of uniface suspension engraved in sans serif capitals ´3846 Sgt Mjr F Smart The Queens 1917´, light contact marks throughout, very fine (7) Estimate £ 300-350 M.I.D. London Gazette 12.1.1918 Smart, No. 3846 Co. Serjt-Maj (actg. Regtl. Serjt.-Maj) (Egypt) France, Medaille Militaire London Gazette 21.5.1917 3846 Company Serjeant-Major (acting Regimental Serjeant-Major) Frederick Smart, Royal West Surrey Regiment 3846 Regimental Sergeant-Major Frederick Smart, born Guildford, Surrey; enlisted Royal West Surrey Regiment, 1892; Lance Corporal 1897; advanced Colour Sergeant 30.11.1908 (received his L.S. & G.C. 1910); served during the Great War as Acting Regimental Sergeant-Major with 2/4th Battalion Royal West Surrey Regiment, in the Gallipoli theatre of War, 17.7.1915-12.12.1915 and with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, 14.12.1915-6.7.1917; discharged 14.8.1917 after 25 years and 164 days service with the Colours. Frederick Smart was the father-in-law of Alan Walter Gear, see lot 15.

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