Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private T. Baker, King’s Own Scottish Borderers

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Chin-Lushai 1889-90 (3359 Pte., 1st Bn. K.O. Sco. Bord.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Johannesburg (3359 Pte., K.O. Scot. Bord.) first with slight edge bruising, good very fine and better (2) £350-400

Thomas Baker was born in Birmingham and attested for the K.O.S.B. at Walsall on 5 September 1878, aged 18 years. He was discharged at Gosport having completed his second period of engagement on 19 November 1900. As a Factory Worker and an Army Pensioner, Baker died of heart failure on 3 March 1905.

With an number of original documents, including pay/account book; two parchment discharge certificates; a letter with envelope re. the award of the Q.S.A.; and death certificate. Also with copied roll extracts.