Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Private C. Bidgood, 2nd Regiment, South African Infantry, late 42nd (Hertfordshire) Company, Imperial Yeomanry and Royston’s Horse

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (5860 Pte. C. Bidgood. 42nd. Coy. 12th Impl: Yeo:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5860 Pte. C. Bidgood. Imp: Yeo:); Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 (Tpr: C. Bidgood, Royston’s Horse.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. C. Bidgood. 2nd S.A.I.) mounted court-style for display, light contact marks, generally very fine and better (5) £300-£400

This lot is to be sold as part of a special collection, The Bernard Harris Collection of Medals to the 2nd Regiment, South African Infantry.

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Charles Bidgood was born in Tiverton, Devon, in 1880. He initially served during the Boer War and Natal Rebellion with the Imperial Yeomanry and Royston’s Horse, before attesting for the 1st South African Infantry on 4 May 1918. Posted to the Western Front, he joined the 2nd Regiment on 1 November 1918 and was demobilised at Maitland on 26 June 1919, his military character described as ‘very good’.

Sold with copied service record.