Pair: Trooper R. Griffiths, 89th (Montgomeryshire) Company, Imperial Yeomanry

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between first and second clasps (32650 Tpr. R. Griffiths. 89th Coy. Imp. Yeo:); Montgomeryshire Imperial Yeomanry Tribute Medal 1901, 38mm, bronze, the obverse featuring the arms of Mongomeryshire, ‘Mongomeryshire Imperial Yeomanry’ around, the reverse featuring a mounted trooper with a soldier knelt firing a rifle at his side, ‘South African Campaign 1901’ around, unnamed, mounted with straight bar suspension, minor edge bruising, generally very fine (2) £300-£400

Robert Griffiths was born in Stockton on Tees in 1879 and enlisted in Imperial Yeomanry at Ruabon on 23 February 1901, giving his trade as collier. He declared prior service in the 1st Volunteer Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers and giving his home address 2 Brook Street, Rhosymedre. He served with the 89th (Montgomeryshire) Company, Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa during the Boer War for 344 days, and was discharged medically unfit from the 1st Provisional Battalion Imperial Yeomanry at Shorncliffe on 2 May 1902, after 1 year and 69 days’ service.