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King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (48172 S....
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King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (48172 S. Serjt:-Whlr: J. Collinson. R.H.A.) very fine £60-£80
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James Collinson was born at Guisborough, Yorkshire, in 1863 and attested for the Royal Horse Artillery at Huntingdon on 19 March 1885. He served with them in Egypt from 29 December 1885 to 21 March 1887, and was promoted Corporal Wheeler on 23 November 1891, and Sergeant Wheeler on 1 April 1898. He saw further service with ‘J’ Battery in India from 14 October 1897 to 10 January 1900, and then with the same unit in South Africa during the Boer War from 11 January 1900 to 1 October 1902. Recommended for the award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal, for consistent good work in the field, he was instead Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 10 September 1901), and was promoted Wheeler Staff Sergeant on 19 June 1902.
Returning to India on 2 October 1902, Collinson was promoted Wheeler Quartermaster Sergeant on 18 October 1904, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 75 of 1904, before returning to the U.K. on 20 January 1905. He suffered a severely fractured radius whilst on duty in England on 14 July 1905, and was discharged on 18 March 1906, after 21 years’ service. He was later an in-pensioner of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea.
Sold with copied service papers and other research.
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This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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James Collinson was born at Guisborough, Yorkshire, in 1863 and attested for the Royal Horse Artillery at Huntingdon on 19 March 1885. He served with them in Egypt from 29 December 1885 to 21 March 1887, and was promoted Corporal Wheeler on 23 November 1891, and Sergeant Wheeler on 1 April 1898. He saw further service with ‘J’ Battery in India from 14 October 1897 to 10 January 1900, and then with the same unit in South Africa during the Boer War from 11 January 1900 to 1 October 1902. Recommended for the award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal, for consistent good work in the field, he was instead Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 10 September 1901), and was promoted Wheeler Staff Sergeant on 19 June 1902.
Returning to India on 2 October 1902, Collinson was promoted Wheeler Quartermaster Sergeant on 18 October 1904, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 75 of 1904, before returning to the U.K. on 20 January 1905. He suffered a severely fractured radius whilst on duty in England on 14 July 1905, and was discharged on 18 March 1906, after 21 years’ service. He was later an in-pensioner of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea.
Sold with copied service papers and other research.
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King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (48172 S. Serjt:-Whlr: J. Collinson. R.H.A.) very fine £60-£80
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Importation Duty
This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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James Collinson was born at Guisborough, Yorkshire, in 1863 and attested for the Royal Horse Artillery at Huntingdon on 19 March 1885. He served with them in Egypt from 29 December 1885 to 21 March 1887, and was promoted Corporal Wheeler on 23 November 1891, and Sergeant Wheeler on 1 April 1898. He saw further service with ‘J’ Battery in India from 14 October 1897 to 10 January 1900, and then with the same unit in South Africa during the Boer War from 11 January 1900 to 1 October 1902. Recommended for the award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal, for consistent good work in the field, he was instead Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 10 September 1901), and was promoted Wheeler Staff Sergeant on 19 June 1902.
Returning to India on 2 October 1902, Collinson was promoted Wheeler Quartermaster Sergeant on 18 October 1904, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 75 of 1904, before returning to the U.K. on 20 January 1905. He suffered a severely fractured radius whilst on duty in England on 14 July 1905, and was discharged on 18 March 1906, after 21 years’ service. He was later an in-pensioner of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea.
Sold with copied service papers and other research.
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Importation Duty
This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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James Collinson was born at Guisborough, Yorkshire, in 1863 and attested for the Royal Horse Artillery at Huntingdon on 19 March 1885. He served with them in Egypt from 29 December 1885 to 21 March 1887, and was promoted Corporal Wheeler on 23 November 1891, and Sergeant Wheeler on 1 April 1898. He saw further service with ‘J’ Battery in India from 14 October 1897 to 10 January 1900, and then with the same unit in South Africa during the Boer War from 11 January 1900 to 1 October 1902. Recommended for the award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal, for consistent good work in the field, he was instead Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 10 September 1901), and was promoted Wheeler Staff Sergeant on 19 June 1902.
Returning to India on 2 October 1902, Collinson was promoted Wheeler Quartermaster Sergeant on 18 October 1904, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 75 of 1904, before returning to the U.K. on 20 January 1905. He suffered a severely fractured radius whilst on duty in England on 14 July 1905, and was discharged on 18 March 1906, after 21 years’ service. He was later an in-pensioner of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea.
Sold with copied service papers and other research.
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