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Queens South Africa Medal to Private T. Hunt 1st Battalion Worcester Regt, who died of disease in 1901.

Queens South Africa Medal 1899 – 1902 with 2 clasps, CAPE COLONY, WITTEBERGEN, impressed named 4724 PTE T. HUNT. WORCESTER: REGT. Comes with copies medal roll, soldiers’ effects book, census 1881 and 1891, newspaper lists and basic research.

Thomas G Hunt was born in Bishampton, Worcestershire in 1878, he was working as a farm labourer when he enlisted with the 1st Battalion Worcester Regiment on the 8/12/1896. At the time the Battalion was stationed in Aden returning to Devonport 1897 – 98, Plymouth 1899 and were deployed in March 1900 to South Africa in the Orange Free State. Pte Hunt died of enteric fever (Typhoid) as a result of eating contaminated food or drinking water on the 20/2/1901 and is buried in the Harrismith Cemetery. During the war the Worcestershire Regiment lost 5 officers, including the commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion. There were some 220 other ranks who lost their lives, many due to disease in fact two thirds of all deaths was due to disease. Whilst the Battalion did not fight in any major battles they were constantly in small actions, and enduring very great hardships.