Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Private F. Davidson, Northumberland Fusiliers, later North Staffordshire Regiment, who was taken Prisoner of War at Stormberg on 10 December 1899

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Orange Free State, unofficial rivets between second and third clasps (5415 Pte. F. Davidson. North’d: Fus:); 1914-15 Star (10089 Pte. F. Davidson, North’d Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (10089 Pte. F. Davidson. North’d Fus.) mounted court-style for display, very fine and better (4) £260-£300

Frederick Davidson attested for the Northumberland Fusiliers and served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War, being captured and taken Prisoner of War at Stormberg on 10 December 1899 (also entitled to a King’s South Africa Medal with the usual two date clasps). He saw further service with the 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers during the Great War on the Western Front from 3 May 1915, and subsequently transferred to the 1st Garrison Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment.