Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Colonel G. R. T. Rundle, C.B., Royal Field Artillery

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Major G. R. T. Rundle. 43/Bty., R.G.A.) engraved naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Major G. R. T. Rundle. R.F.A.) engraved naming; 1914-15 Star (Bt. Col. G. R. T. Rundle. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Bt. Col. G. R. T. Rundle.) mounted as worn and housed in a contemporary fitted case, good very fine (5) £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Royal Artillery.

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C.B. London Gazette 3 June 1915.

George Richard Tyrrell Rundle was born on 12 July 1860 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery in 1879. He served in South Africa during the Boer War where he performed the duties of Commandant, Rouxville and Comassie Brigade, from 19 October 1900, and was afterwards Commandant at Edenburg from 3 April to 21 December 1901. For his services he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 10 September 1901). He saw further service during the Great War as Commanding Officer of 146 Brigade, R.F.A., on the Western Front from 4 January 1915, and for his services was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 2 June 1915) and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath. He died on 12 December 1947.

Sold with the named Bestowal Document for the C.B.