Orders, Decorations and Medals

Four: Private A. Mills, 1st, 2nd and 12th Battalions Hampshire Regiment

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5505 Pte., 2 Hampshire Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (5505 Pte., Hampshire Regt.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Somaliland 1902-04, Jidballi (5505 Pte., 1st Hamp. Regt.); 1914-15 Star (15599 Pte., Hamps. R.); together with a pair of unnamed British War and Victory Medals, mounted court style for wear, edge bruising, contact marks, good fine and better (6) £280-320

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Hampshire Regiment.

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Alfred Mills was born in Kilburn, London. A Fireman by occupation, he attested for the Hampshire Regiment on 11 January 1899. With them he served in South Africa, April 1900-March 1902; India, March 1902-February 1903; Aden, February-June 1903; Somaliland, June 1903-June 1904. In June 1900 he was sentenced to 1 years imprisonment with hard labour for quitting his post when on sentry duty without being relieved - his sentence was subsequently comuted to three months by Lord Roberts. He was discharged on the termination of his 1st period of engagement on 10 January 1911. In February 1915 when employed as a Tram Driver, he attested for service for the duration of the war. Serving with the 12th Battalion Hampshire Regiment he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 21 September 1915. As a Sergeant he was transferred to “Z” Class Reserve in March 1919 and was finally discharged a year later. Mills died on 15 April 1943. Sold with copied service papers and m.i.c.