A Fine Collection of Boer War Medals

Five: Colonel G. Conway-Gordon, Army Service Corps

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 7 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (Capt., A.S.C.) clasps mounted in that order; 1914 Star, with copy clasp (Lt. Col., A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oask leaf (Col.); Coronation 1911, unnamed, mounted as worn; together with a similar set of five miniature dress medals, good very fine (10)
£600-700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Boer War Medals.

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Gwynnedd Conway-Gordon was born on 18 June 1868, the second son of Colonel Lewis Conway-Gerdon, R.E., C.I.E. He was educated at Haileybury and Sandhurst and entered the Army in 1888, being appointed a Captain in 1895, Major in 1902, Lieutenant-Colonel in 1911 and Colonel in 1916. Captain G. Conway-Gordon, R.E. served on the Staff during the Boer War. Present in the operations in the relief of Ladysmith, including operations of 17-24 January 1900 and at the action of Spion Kop; the operations of 5-7 February 1900 and the action of Vaal Kranz. Operations on the Tugela Heights, 14-27 February 1900, and the action at Pieter’s Hill. Operations in Natal, March-June 1900, including action at Laing’s Nek. Operations in Transvaal, September 1900. Operations in the Orange River Colony, August 1900. For his services he was mentioned in Buller’s despatches of 30 March and 9 November 1900 (London Gazette 8 February 1901) and awarded the Queen’s medal with seven clasps. Appointed D.A.D.S.T. Southern Command 1906-11; D.A.D.S.T. Scottish Command 1911-14, In the Great War Conway-Gordon served as A.A.Q.M.G. 2nd Division and D.D.T.G.H.Q. and was again mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 19 October 1914) and awarded the C.B.E. in 1919 (not with the lot). Latterly living at The Hermitage, Staunton, Coleford, Gloucestershire; he died on 22 October 1936.

With some copied research.