Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Johannesburg, Wittebergen (1450 Pte. H. J. Bowden [sic], C.I.V.) edge bruise, polished, nearly very fine £100-£140

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

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Henry John Bawden was born in Islington, Middlesex on 5 March 1880, the son of John Bawden, an upholsterer, and his wife Louisa. A furniture porter by occupation, he served in South Africa during the Boer War with the 1st Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteers detachment in the Machine Gun Section of the Mounted Infantry, City Imperial Volunteers. Often confused with C.I.V. number 154, H. I. Bowden, the recipient’s name is incorrectly given as Bowden on the Q.S.A. medal roll and on his medal.

During the Great War Bawden joined the Army Service Corps (Mechanical Transport) as a Private on 5 November 1915, and was called up for service on 4 November 1918, being transferred to the Class Z Reserve on 6 March 1919.