Montgomeryshire (Welshpool) Imperial Yeomanry Bronze Boer War Tribute Medal in Original Fitted Case

Exceptionally scarce to find in its original Welshpool jewellers box. The medal is in mint condition, made from bronze and 38.5mm in diameter. The box is in good condition with fully functional hook and clasp. Blue velvet and silk lining are in very good condition.

The Montgomeryshire IY provided the 31st and 49th Companies which with the 29th (Denbighshire Hussars) and the 30th (Pembrokeshire) formed the 9th Battalion of Imperial Yeomanry from 1900-1901. In addition, in 1901, the regiment raised the 88th and 89th Companies which served until 1902.

This unit was 35th in the order of precedence of yeomanry regiments. First formed 1831.

Code: 58017