Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Corporal E. Thompson, Army Ordnance Corps

Ashanti Star 1896; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (2545 Serjt., A.O.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2343 Corpl., A.O.C.), contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise generally very fine and scarce (3) £500-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals for the Ashanti 1895-96 Expedition.

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Edwin (Thomas) Thompson was born in Woolwich and enlisted in the Ordnance Store Corps in September 1886, aged 19 years. Appointed 2nd Corporal in January 1893, he was present in the Ashanti Expedition from November 1895 until March 1896, when re-embarked for the U.K. Advanced to Corporal in January 1899, Thompson next witnessed active service out in South Africa, where he served from October 1899 until April 1902, and gained further advancement to Sergeant in March 1900. However, following an incident at Cork Harbour in October 1904, he was reduced to Corporal, in which rank he was finally discharged in September 1907; sold with research.