Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4378 Pte. J. Sharman. Manch: Regt.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine £50-£70

John Thomas Sharman was born in Ipswich in 1876 and attested there for the Manchester Regiment on 19 October 1894, having previously served with the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. He served with the 2nd Battalion in India from 9 December 1896 to 20 November 1897, and then in South Africa during the Boer War from 23 August 1899 to 22 September 1902, briefly holding the rank of Lance-Corporal from 5 January to 3 April 1900. For his services in South Africa he additionally received the Queen’s South Africa Medal with clasps for Transvaal, Elandslaagte, and Defence of Ladysmith. He transferred to the Reserve on 14 October 1902, and was discharged on 18 October 1906, after 12 years’ service.

Following the outbreak of the Great War Sharman re-enlisted in the Army Service Corps on 15 August 1914, and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 8 October 1914 (also entitled to a 1914 Star trio). Following the cessation of hostilities he applied to join the Royal Irish Constabulary as a ‘Black and Tan’ in July 1921.

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