Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Lieutenant (Quartermaster) R. Cheetham, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, late Royal Lancaster Regiment and Manchester Regiment, who was severely wounded at Pieters Hill on 22 February 1900

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Orange Free State, Laing’s Nek, unofficial rivets between third, fourth, and fifth clasps (3748 Sejt. R. Cheetham, R. Lanc: Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3748 Serjt: R. Cheetham. Rl; Lanc: Regt.); 1914-15 Star (6224 S. Mjr. R. Cheetham. Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Q.M. & Lieut. R. Cheetham.) minor official correction to surname on both BWM and VM; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3748 C. Sjt: R. Cheetham. R. Lanc: Regt.) mounted for wear, contact marks to the pre-Great War awards, these very fine; the Great War trio good very fine (6) £360-£440

Robert Cheetham was born in 1874 and attested for the Royal Lancashire Regiment. He served with them during the Boer War in South Africa, and was severely wounded at Pieters Hill on 22 February 1900. Advanced Sergeant Major, 4th Battalion, Royal Lancaster Regiment, he transferred to the 16th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, as Regimental Sergeant Major, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 8 November 1915. Appointed Quartermaster, with the honorary rank of Lieutenant, in the 15th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment on 16 October 1918, he relinquished his commission on 1 September 1921, retaining the rank of Lieutenant.