Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Major C. D. Guinness, Royal Field Artillery, who was Mentioned in Despatches

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (Major C. D. Guinness. 86/Bty. R.F.A.) engraved naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Maj. C. D. Guinness. R.F.A.) engraved naming, heavy edge bruising and contact marks, traces of restoration work, therefore fair to fine (2) £200-£240

Charles Davis Guinness was commissioned Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery on 18 February 1880, and was promoted Captain on 19 January 1888, and Major on 23 September 1897. He served in South Africa during the Boer War, and was Mentioned in Despatches.