Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Corporal C. Swann, Manchester Regiment

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast, unofficial rivets between second and third, and third and fourth clasps (5197 Cpl. C. Swann. Manchester Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5197 Pte. C. Swann. Manch: Regt.); 1914-15 Star (2673 Pte. C. Swann. Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2673 Pte. C. Swann. Manch. R.) edge bruising and contact marks to the Boer War pair, these nearly very fine; the Great War awards better (5) £400-£500

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

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Private C. Swann is confirmed as one of those men of the 1st Battalion the Manchester Regiment who was present at Elandslaagte. Medal roll indicates that he was also entitled to the clasps for Cape Colony and Orange Free State, the medal roll is also annotated that the Laings Nek clasp was issued later.

Swann served with the 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from 20 July 1915; he later served at home in the 2nd Garrison Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers.

Sold with copied research.