Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3123 Pte. E. Parker. 14th Hussars) contact marks, edge digs, otherwise very fine £50-£70

Ernest Parker, a porter from Shoreham, Sussex, attested into the 14th (The King’s) Hussars on 21 March 1892. Discharged to the Army Reserve on 17 March 1899, he was recalled for service in South Africa during the Boer War. He is additionally entitled to a Queen’s South Africa Medal with eight clasps. The medal rolls note that replacement medals were issued on 13 April 1908. Returning home he was eventually discharged from the Reserve on 17 March 1908.

Sold with copy service papers.