BOER WAR SOUTH AFRICA QSA & KSA MEDALS DRIVER G. FEAR ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Description

Offered is a British Army Boer War medal pair to Driver George Fear, Army Service Corps, who subsequently served during the First World War.

Queen’s South Africa Medal, 1899-1902, 6 clasps, RELIEF OF KIMBERLEY, PAARDEBERG, DRIEFONTEIN, JOHANNWESBURG, DIAMOND HILL & WITTEBERGEN, impressed named 14422 DR: G.FEAR. A.S.C.; & King’s South Africa Medal 1901-02, 2 clasps, SOUTH AFRICA 1901 & SOUTH AFRICA 1902, impressed named 14422 DVR.N G.FEAR. A.S.C. medals court mounted for display & come with copies of medal rolls, silver war badge roll and service papers.

George Fear was born in 1881 in Twerton, Somerset. Enlisted Army Service Corps 4/3/1899, giving his occupation as a blacksmith. Served: Home 4/3/1899-20/10/99, South Africa 21/10/99-19/2/03 & Home 20/2/03-3/3/11. This completed his 12 years, to which he re-enlisted for WW1 service on the 10/3/1915, with his occupation listed as a shoeing smith, stating also that for the last 2 years he had been farming in Canada. Home 10/3/1915-27/4/1915, France 28/4/1915-9/12/1916 (with 28 Remount Squadron), Home 10/12/1916-28/7/1917 & discharged ‘no longer physically fit for war work’, whilst serving with the A.S.C Remount section.

A nice example of a QSA & KSA group.