Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Serjeant E. Ludlow, Oxfordshire Light Infantry

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Transvaal (257 Sejt., Oxford. Lt. Infy.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (257 Serjt., Oxford. L.I.); Army L.S. & G.C, E.VII.R. (257 Serjt., Oxford. L.I.) some contact marks, nearly very fine and better (lot) £350-400

Ex D.N.W. 19 March 2008.

Edward Ludlow was born in Harvington, near Evesham, Worcestershire. A Labourer by occupation, he attested for service in the Oxfordshire Light Infantry at Warwick on 26 January 1882, aged 19 years, having previously served in the 3rd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment. With the 1st Battalion he served in India, March 1883-February 1887 and in South Africa, 22 December 1899-4 October 1902. Qualified as a Serjeant Instructor in Musketry in 1898 and in the same year was recorded as the Best Shot of the Battalion. Whilst serving in the Boer War, Serjeant Ludlow was wounded in the action at Paardeberg, 18 February 1900. He was discharged at Chatham on 25 January 1903 at the termination of his period of engagement.

Sold with three original photographs; his Certificate of Musketry which qualified him as a Serjeant Instructor in Musketry, September 1898; four cloth Serjeant’s chevrons, one inscribed in ink on reverse, ‘My Boer War Stripes. Was wearing these when Wounded at Paardeberg on the 18th of February 1900. God Save the Queen. Sergeant Edward Ludlow’; cloth musketry badge; metal cap badge; Shooting Medallion, 38mm., silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1903, unnamed, in case; copied service papers and other research.