Six: Drummer C. Shearing, West Yorkshire Regiment

Ashanti Star 1896 (2897 Dr. C. Shearing, 2 W. Yorks. R.) regimentally engraved; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (2897 Pte., W. Yorkshire Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (2897 Dmr., W. Yorks. Regt.); British War and Victory Medals (2897 Dmr., W. York. R.) rank officially corrected on these two; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (2897 Dmr., W. York. Regt.) contact marks to Q.S.A./K.S.A., nearly very fine and better; together with a duplicate set of official replacements, as above except ‘Ashanti’ unnamed; Q.S.A. lacks ‘Tugela Heights’ clasp; Army L.S. & G.C. a G.V.R. 2nd issue, these mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (12)
£800-1000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection.

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With copied m.i.c. showing W.W.1 service in the West Yorkshire Regiment and Labour Corps. Circumstantial evidence suggests that the replacement set was granted on 25 March 1938.