Pair: Sergeant G. A. Goddard, Royal Horse Artillery

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (78532 Corl. G. A. Goddard, J.B, R.H.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (78532 Serjt: G. A. Goddard. R.H.A.) traces of lacquer, minor edge bruise, good very fine (2) £140-£180

George Arnold Goddard was born in Queenstown, Cork, Ireland, in 1875 and attested for for the Royal Horse Artillery as a Boy soldier on 21 April 1890, aged 14 years and 7 months. He served with ‘J’ Battery overseas in India from 14 October 1897 to 10 January 1900; in South Africa during the Boer War from 11 January 1900 to 1 October 1902; and then again in India from 2 October 1902 to 19 January 1905. Promoted Corporal on 8 February 1900, and Sergeant on 18 July 1902, he was discharged, medically unfit, on 14 September 1905, after 15 years and 147 days’ service.

Sold with a postcard photograph depicting ‘J’ Battery at the King’s Birthday Review at Aldershot in 1913; and copied record of service and medal roll extracts.