Orders, Decorations and Medals

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill (2952 Pte. A. Messenger, 6/Drgn. Gds.) very fine £120-160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of Brigadier Brian Parritt, C.B.E..

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It is believed that a son of Arthur Messenger (above), named after his father and serving in the 6th Dragoon Guards, was killed in action, France/Flanders, on 1 April 1918, aged 20 years. He was buried in the Serre Road Cemetery. His mother, Frances Messenger, was living at 8 Olga Street, Roman Road, Bow, London, at the time.