Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Brevet Colonel S. E. G. Lawless, Royal Field Artillery, late Royal Horse Artillery, who was mentioned in despatches for his service with the 12th Howitzer Ammunition Column

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Major. S. E. G. Lawless, R.H.A.) engraved naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Maj. S. E. G. Lawless. R.F.A.) engraved naming, minor edge bruise to KSA, very fine (2) £240-£280

Skerrett Edward George Lawless was born on 20 September 1860 and was appointed Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery 23 February 1881. Raised Major, he served in South Africa with the 39th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, attached 12th Howitzer Column, and was Mentioned in Despatches in the London Gazette of 10 September 1901. Advanced Brevet Colonel in 1909, he retired on full pay in 1913 and died in Florence, Italy, on 7 March 1936.