Boer War 4 Clasp QSA to Welsh Battalion Imperial Yeomanry - Collings

A scarce Boer War Queens South Africa medal correctly impressed to:

"27719 Tpr F. Collings Imp Yeo".

Collings was a trooper in the first contingent, 31st Montgomeryshire company 9th Battalion which also contained 29th (Denbighshire) Company, 30th (Pembrokeshire) Company, 36th (West Kent) Company and the 49th (Montgomeryshire) Company. This battalion was later enlarged by the 2nd contingent in 1901.

He was sent home on 5th September 1901 having served 139 days in the field, earning the clasps for Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal and South Africa 01. His medal and clasp entitlement is confirmed for the 31st company (copy provided but service dates truncated from printed copy) .

The medal is in GVF condition but with two nicks to the rim, one on either side at 3 and 9 o'clock respectively. It comes with its original ribbon which is a bit tatty (and a replacement strip has been mounted behind) and all clasps are fixed correctly. He would also have been entitled to the tribute medal issued to this unit - see my item 58017 (sadly now sold).

G193.10

Code: 63292