Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private J. Caesar, Manchester Regiment

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Samana 1891 (2135 Pte. J. Ceasar [sic]. 2nd Bn. Manch. R.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (2135 Pte. J. Caesar. Manch: Regt.) light contact marks, very fine and better (2) £240-£280

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Robert Barltrop Collection of Medals to the Manchester Regiment.

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James Caesar was born at Farnham, Surrey, in 1871. He attested for service in 1st Battalion the Manchester Regiment on 15 February 1888, declaring prior service with 3rd Militia Battalion of the Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment, and embarked with the 2nd Battalion for India in February 1890, seeing active service on the Samana Ridge and at Gulistan. He returned to the U.K. in January 1896 and was discharged to the Army Reserve, but was recalled to the Colours on the outbreak of the South African War and rejoined the 2nd Battalion, landing at Port Elizabeth on 9 April 1900. Private Caesar returned to the U.K. in April 1901 and was discharged at Ashton Under Lyne on 15 April 1901. He died at Farnham on 10 August 1920.

Sold with copied service papers and other research.