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Auction: 9004 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 985

Six: Staff Sergeant Major A.H.W. Bolton, Royal Army Service Corps, Late East Surrey Regiment Queen´s South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (5230 Pte. A. Bolton, 2nd E. Surrey Regt.); 1914 Star, and Bar (T/18115 C.Q.M.Sjt. A.H.W. Bolton. A.S.C.), gilded; British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaves (T-18115 W.O.Cl. 1. A.H.W. Bolton. A.S.C.); Army Long Service & G.C., G.V.R. (T-18115 C.S.Mjr: A.H.W. Bolton. A.S.C.); Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (t-18115 S.S.Mjr: A.H.W. Bolton. R.A.S.C.), generally very fine or better, mounted for wear (6) Estimate £ 280-320 M.S.M. London Gazette 18.1.1919 T/18115 S./S.M. Bolton, A.H.W., 5th Divl. Train (Abbey Wood), ´´in recognition of valuable service rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders.´´ 18115 Staff Sergeant Major Alfred H.W. Bolton after service with the East Surrey Regiment transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps and served with the latter during the Great War on the Western Front, from 16.8.1914 (Mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig´´s Despatch of the 9th of April 1917, London Gazette 29.5.1917). M.I.C. erroneously records L.S. & G.C. as being scrapped 11.3.1920.

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