Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Ashanti Star 1896, reverse inscribed in the usual Regimental style ‘3229 Pte. F. Paver 2. W. Yorks. R.’, nearly very fine, the reverse better £400-£500

Frederick Paver was born in Sherburn, near Tadcaster, Yorkshire, in 1867 and attested for the West Yorkshire Regiment at Leeds on 5 August 1892, having previously served in the Regiment’s 3rd (Militia) Battalion. He served with the 2nd Battalion in India from 17 February 1894 to 23 November 1895, and in West Africa from 11 December 1895 to 23 February 1896. Transferring to the 1st Battalion he saw further service in Hong Kong, Singapore, and India from 4 October 1896 to 14 November 1904, and was discharged on 17 November 1904, after 12 years and 105 days’ service.

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