Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (2216 Pte. W. Berry, 7th Coy. 4th Imp: Yeo:) toned, extremely fine £260-£300

William Berry was born at Slawston, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, and attested for the Leicestershire Yeomanry at Leicester on 8 January 1900, aged 21 years 9 months, a research chemist by trade. He served in South Africa from 7 February 1900, and was killed in action at Biddulphsburg on 29 May 1900.

Sold with copied Short Service attestation papers, marked ‘Killed in Action’, and other research.