Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Lieutenant S. Sheffield, Imperial Yeomanry, later Hampshire Regiment, who was Mentioned in Despatches and promoted Corporal by the Commander-in-Chief for his gallantry at Retief’s Nek on 29 April 1901, and was subsequently killed in action leading in his company in an attack on the Turkish tenches at Gallipoli on 6 August 1915

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (11386 Cpl. S. Sheffield. 62nd. Coy. 11th Imp: Yeo:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lieut: S. H. Sheffield. Imp: Yeo:); 1914-15 Star (Lieut. S. Sheffield. Hamps. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. S. Sheffield.) nearly extremely fine (5) £600-£800

M.I.D. London Gazette 20 August 1901: Lance-Corporal S. Sheffield, 62nd Company Imperial Yeomanry
‘For gallantry in the attack on Retief’s Nek, Orange River Colony, 29 April 1901. Promoted Corporal by Commander-in-Chief.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 5 November 1915 (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force).

Surtees Sheffield was born in London on 8 June 1878 and was educated at Godolphin School. He ‘was a medical student at Guy’s Hospital, London, but after the outbreak of the South African War he enlisted as a Trooper in the Middlesex Yeomanry early in 1900, and obtained a commission soon after. He served through that campaign, for which he was Mentioned in Despatches, was awarded the Queen’s Medal with three clasps, ands the King’s Medal with two clasps, the latter being personally presented to him by King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace in recognition of his gallantry at Retief’s Nek. On the termination of the war he resigned his commission and went to Malaya, where he was engaged in rubber planting when war was declared in August 1914. He returned to England at once and took up his commission, becoming Lieutenant in the 13th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment on 29 January 1915. He went to Gallipoli on 25 May 1915, with a draft for the 2nd Battalion, and as was wounded in July, being sent to hospital in Alexandria. He returned to his regiment on 1 August, and was killed in action five days later, while leading his company in an attack on the Turkish trenches before Achi Baba. For his gallant and distinguished service in the Field he was Mentioned in Despatches by Sir Ian Hamilton.’ (The Roll of Honour refers).

Sheffield has no known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.

Sold with copied research. including a photographic image of the recipient.