Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Captain E. Lloyd, East African Mounted Rifles, late Montgomeryshire Imperial Yeomanry

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, Orange Free State (33920 Corpl. E. Lloyd. 89th Coy. Imp: Yeo:) last clasp with unofficial rivets, engraved correction to rank; 1914-15 Star (97 Sjt. E. Lloyd, E. Afr. M. Rif.) ‘Maj.’ privately engraved above ‘Sjt.’; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. E. Lloyd.); Montgomeryshire Tribute Medal, South African Campaign 1901, bronze, unnamed as issued, fitted with small ring suspension, this slack, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fine (5) £500-£700

Edwin Lloyd was born in the Parish of Bodfari, Denbighshire, and enlisted into the Imperial Yeomanry 18 March 1901, aged 27, giving his occupation as farmer and with previous service in 2nd Volunteer Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers. He served in South Africa from 7 April 1901 until 27 August 1902, and was discharged on 3 September 1902. He served during the Great War as a Sergeant in the East African Mounted Rifles in East Africa from 8 August 1914. He was promoted to Lieutenant, and later to Captain. He also served afterwards in the East African Labour Corps.

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