Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Captain A. M. B. Gregg, South African Ordnance Department, late South African Constabulary

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Transvaal, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (574 Tpr: A. M. B. Gregg. S.A.C.) clasps mounted in order listed; 1914-15 Star (Lt. A. M. B. Gregg Ordnance. Dpt.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Capt. A. M. B. Gregg.) ‘Lt.’ on Victory Medal; War Medal 1939-45 (203327 A. M. B. Gregg.); Africa Service Medal (203327 A. M. B. Gregg.) good very fine (6) £160-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Small Collection of Medals to Intelligence and Police Units.

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Alfred Moses Bowles Gregg served with “A” Division of the South African Constabulary in the Boer War and was discharged on 24 January 1902. He served with the Union Ordnance Department in the German South-West African Campaign 1914-15, and was admitted to hospital at Wynberg for the month of July 1915, suffering from chronic rheumatism; appointed Temporary Captain on 1 May 1917. He was taken on strength of No. 71 Air School on 17 January 1941, and was placed on the retired list on 22 January 1943.

Sold with two unnamed silver fob medals, copied medal rolls, record of service, original certificate of award for 1914-15 Star, and original transmission slip for W.W.2 medals issued in December 1952, by which time he was deceased.