Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War civil M.B.E. group of four awarded to Lieutenant T. A. Sheldon, Western Province Mounted Rifles, latterly Senior Clerk, Department of Defence, awarded ‘for valuable services rendered within the Union of South Africa in connection with the campaigns in German South West and East Africa’
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1917; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (Lt. T. A. Sheldon, W. Prov. M.R.); Jubilee 1935 (T. A. Sheldon); Coronation 1937 (T. A. Sheldon); together with a renamed King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (Lieutenant T. A. Sheldon), nearly extremely fine (5) £350-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals relating to the Boer War formed by two brothers.

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M.B.E. London Gazette 19 December 1918. ‘... for valuable services rendered within the Union of South Africa in connection with the campaigns in German South-West Africa and German East Africa.’‘Thomas Alfred Sheldon, Esq.’

Recommendation reads, ‘Senior Clerk, Department of Defence. Has done exceedingly good work since the beginning of the war in the Secretary’s office, Chief Clerk’s Section.’

With copied roll and gazette extracts, recommendation and other research.