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Auction: 24112 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 417

(x) The poignant group of medals awarded to Captain F. W. L. G. Norton-Fagge, 21st Punjabis late 86th (Rough Riders) Company, Imperial Yeomanry, who served in the Boer War before becoming French Master at The Royal Grammar School in High Wycombe, and later the Headmaster of the Government School in India

Returning to the colours with the 21st Punjabis - with whom he was twice 'mentioned' - he tragically died of disease in Mesopotamia in 1916

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, Transvaal (30765 Pte. F. W. L. G. N. Fagge 86th Coy Imp. Yeo.); 1914-15 Star (Lieut F. W. L. G. Norton-Fagge I.A.R.O.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt F. W. L. G. Norton-Fagge); Memorial Plaque (Frederick Walter Langford Grantly Norton-Fagge), the campaign medals mounted for wear, the retaining pin removed from the mounting bar, good very fine (4)

Frederick Walter Langford Grantly Norton-Fagge, a native of Bedford, was born in 1881 and was educated at Chatham House College, Ramsgate and Bedford Grammer School. There he joined the Cadet Corps before volunteering for service in the Anglo-Boer War as a Private. He served the Rough Riders from 2 March 1901 until he was discharged medically unfit on 7 April 1902.

Following his Boer War service, he attended Cambridge University, again joining the Cadet Corps as a 2nd Lieutenant attached to the 3rd (Cambridgeshire) Volunteer Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment. He was later advanced Captain on 6 October 1906 while attached to the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment).

Norton-Fagge qualified with a Bachelor of Arts and commenced his profession as the French Master at the Royal Grammar School in High Wycombe from 1909 to 1912. Whilst there, he established the school Officer Training Corps and was transferred to the Royal Grammer School (High Wycombe) Contingent Junior Division as Captain on 21 October 1909.

His next appointment was the Headmaster of the Government School in India where he also joined the Naini Tal Volunteer Rifles.

Commissioned Lieutenant on 23 October 1914, Norton-Fagge is confirmed on the M.I.C. as entitled to the 1914-15 Star so he must have entered the war prior to 1916, however no date or theatre code is given. He was certainly present in in late 1915 with his first ‘mention’ being awarded for his work with the Staff during the ‘Operation Kut-Al-Amra’ (London Gazette 5 April 1916).

Norton-Fagge was appointed a Special Service Officer (graded as a Staff Officer) on 3 April 1915 and earned his second ‘mention’ in that role not long later (London Gazette 19 October 1916.) with the rank of Captain. Joining the 21st Punjabis with that same rank not soon after, Norton-Fagge died of disease on 18 November 1916 and was buried in the Basra War cemetery, Iraq.

Sold together with an original M.I.D. certificate and postcard as well as a quantity of copied research including photographs.

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£1,500

Starting price
£180