Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A scarce double-issue Q.S.A. awarded to Captain A. Palmer, 24th Middlesex (Post Office) Volunteer Rifle Corps and Army Post Office Corps

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (2) (Capt. A. Palmer. Middx: Vol. Rif. Cps.; Capt. A. Palmer. A.P.O. Cps.) both engraved naming, minor edge bruising to latter, nearly extremely fine (2) £300-£400

Archdale Palmer was born on 7 November 1865, the only son of Archdale Villiers Palmer, Bengal Civil Service, and was educated at Winchester College. He joined the 24th Middlesex (Post Office) Rifle Volunteer Corps in 1889, and was advanced Captain on 7 October 1893. He served in South Africa during the Boer War as part of a detachment of the 24th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers to reinforce the Army Post Office Corps, and was based in Kimberley. He appears on the Q.S.A. Roll for both the 24th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps and the Army Post Office Corps, and retired in September 1905. In civilian life he served as Secretary of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon.

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