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Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902,...
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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (24580 L. Serjt: H. C. Edwardes. 27th. Coy. Imp: Yeo:) nearly extremely fine £120-£160
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Herbert Cookes Edwards (also recorded as Edwardes) was born in St Giles, Oxford in 1880. An Engineer by occupation and serving with the 1st Volunteer Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment he enlisted on 1 February 1901 to serve in South Africa and was posted to the 2nd Contingent, 27th (Devon) Company (100 men), 7th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry, being promoted Corporal. The 2nd Contingent joined the 7th Battalion at Welverdiend on 18 May 1901 and were in action at Elansfontein on 29 May when they lost 2 officers and 9 men killed and 9 men wounded. Appointed Lance Sergeant he was next in action at Moedwill on 30 September 1901 when he was severely wounded, and was finally in action at Roodewal on 11 April 1902 before peace was signed on 30 May 1902. Returning home he was discharged at Aldershot on 11 August 1902. An Electrical Engineer residing in Newcastle he was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Durham (Fortress) Royal Engineers on 28 October 1915 and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 November 1917. Promoted Captain, for his services during the Great War he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 7 July 1919). He died at Dorking, Surrey on 23 July 1963, aged 82.
Sold with copied service records and other research.
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Herbert Cookes Edwards (also recorded as Edwardes) was born in St Giles, Oxford in 1880. An Engineer by occupation and serving with the 1st Volunteer Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment he enlisted on 1 February 1901 to serve in South Africa and was posted to the 2nd Contingent, 27th (Devon) Company (100 men), 7th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry, being promoted Corporal. The 2nd Contingent joined the 7th Battalion at Welverdiend on 18 May 1901 and were in action at Elansfontein on 29 May when they lost 2 officers and 9 men killed and 9 men wounded. Appointed Lance Sergeant he was next in action at Moedwill on 30 September 1901 when he was severely wounded, and was finally in action at Roodewal on 11 April 1902 before peace was signed on 30 May 1902. Returning home he was discharged at Aldershot on 11 August 1902. An Electrical Engineer residing in Newcastle he was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Durham (Fortress) Royal Engineers on 28 October 1915 and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 November 1917. Promoted Captain, for his services during the Great War he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 7 July 1919). He died at Dorking, Surrey on 23 July 1963, aged 82.
Sold with copied service records and other research.
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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (24580 L. Serjt: H. C. Edwardes. 27th. Coy. Imp: Yeo:) nearly extremely fine £120-£160
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Herbert Cookes Edwards (also recorded as Edwardes) was born in St Giles, Oxford in 1880. An Engineer by occupation and serving with the 1st Volunteer Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment he enlisted on 1 February 1901 to serve in South Africa and was posted to the 2nd Contingent, 27th (Devon) Company (100 men), 7th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry, being promoted Corporal. The 2nd Contingent joined the 7th Battalion at Welverdiend on 18 May 1901 and were in action at Elansfontein on 29 May when they lost 2 officers and 9 men killed and 9 men wounded. Appointed Lance Sergeant he was next in action at Moedwill on 30 September 1901 when he was severely wounded, and was finally in action at Roodewal on 11 April 1902 before peace was signed on 30 May 1902. Returning home he was discharged at Aldershot on 11 August 1902. An Electrical Engineer residing in Newcastle he was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Durham (Fortress) Royal Engineers on 28 October 1915 and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 November 1917. Promoted Captain, for his services during the Great War he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 7 July 1919). He died at Dorking, Surrey on 23 July 1963, aged 82.
Sold with copied service records and other research.
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Herbert Cookes Edwards (also recorded as Edwardes) was born in St Giles, Oxford in 1880. An Engineer by occupation and serving with the 1st Volunteer Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment he enlisted on 1 February 1901 to serve in South Africa and was posted to the 2nd Contingent, 27th (Devon) Company (100 men), 7th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry, being promoted Corporal. The 2nd Contingent joined the 7th Battalion at Welverdiend on 18 May 1901 and were in action at Elansfontein on 29 May when they lost 2 officers and 9 men killed and 9 men wounded. Appointed Lance Sergeant he was next in action at Moedwill on 30 September 1901 when he was severely wounded, and was finally in action at Roodewal on 11 April 1902 before peace was signed on 30 May 1902. Returning home he was discharged at Aldershot on 11 August 1902. An Electrical Engineer residing in Newcastle he was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Durham (Fortress) Royal Engineers on 28 October 1915 and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 November 1917. Promoted Captain, for his services during the Great War he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 7 July 1919). He died at Dorking, Surrey on 23 July 1963, aged 82.
Sold with copied service records and other research.
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