Orders, Decorations and Medals

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Ladysmith (71007 Gnr: C. Herbert, 73rd Bty: R.F.A.) nearly extremely fine £120-140

Charles Herbert was born at Randwick, near Stroud, Gloucestershire, and enlisted into the Royal Artillery on 14 February 1889, aged 18. He served in India from December 1890 to November 1896, when he returned Home and was discharged to the Army Reserve. He was recalled to the Colours on 7 October 1899 and joined the 73rd Battery in South Africa on 3 November 1899, where, in the following month it took part in the action at Colenso. Herbert returned home in April 1900 and was discharged on 28 July 1900.