Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Private W. Page, Hampshire Regiment

Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Somaliland 1902-04, Jidballi (4978 Pte., 1st Hamp. Regt.); British War and Victory Medals (331529 Pte., Hamps. R.); Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (William Page) ‘Victory’ discoloured, generally good very fine (4) £280-320

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

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William Page was born in Southampton. A Labourer by occupation, he attested for the Hampshire Regiment at Lymington on 12 January 1897, aged 19 years. He served in India, September 1898-February 1903 and Aden, February 1903-June 1904. Transferred to the Army Reserve in January 1905, he was discharged having completed his period of service on 11 January 1909. With copied pre-WW1 service papers.