Five: Private S. J. Pye, 1st Essex Artillery Volunteers and City of London Imperial Volunteers, later Battery Quarter Master Sergeant, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill (927 Pte. S. J. Pye, C.I.V.); British War and Victory Medals (820987 B.Q.M. Sjt. S. J. Pye. R.A.); Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (820987 B.Q.M. Sjt. S. J. Pye. R.F.A.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (2 B.Q.M. Sjt: S. J. Pye. 2/E.A. Bde: R.F.A.) edge bruise to first, very fine or better (5) £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria.

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M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919.

Samuel James Pye was born in Bethnal Green, London on 4 August 1876. A clerk by occupation, he joined the 1st Essex Artillery Volunteers on 30 November 1892 and was one of 12 men from that unit to serve with the City Imperial Volunteers in South Africa during the Boer War. Afterwards promoted Battery Quarter Master Sergeant in the 2nd East Anglian Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, he was awarded the Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 7 of 1 January 1909. During the Great War, on 8th May 1915, he re-attested at Stratford for the 3/2nd East Anglian Brigade, R.F.A. and was posted to the 59th Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery on 23 November 1916. He regained his old rank of Battalion Quarter Master Sergeant on 16 March 1917 and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.