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FORFEITED ROBBERY BOER WAR & WW1 MEDALS 3659 CHESTERMAN 3RD DRAGOON GUARDS ARMY
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*BRITISH FORFEITED FOR ROBBERY* BOER WAR & WW1 MEDALS 3659 CHESTERMAN 3RD DRAGOON GUARDS

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Boer War and WW1 medal group to Private Chesterman, 3rd Dragoon Guards and (Cavalry) Machine Gun Corps, who was discharged and had his medals forfeited for larceny/robbery
 
Boer War and WW1 medal group to Private Chesterman, 3rd Dragoon Guards and (Cavalry) Machine Gun Corps, who was discharged and had his medals forfeited for larceny/robbery. Queen’s South Africa Medal 1899 -1902, with 3 clasps CAPE COLONY, ORANGE FREE STATE, impressed named 3659 PTE B. CHESTERMAN. 3RD DGN. GDS. British War and Victory medals, impressed named 47286 PTE. B.S. CHESTERMAN. M.GC. Swing mounted as worn. Comes with copy service papers, M.I.C., medal rolls and copy court extracts.
 
Berkeley Chesterman was born July 1878 in Portsmouth, Hampshire. A carman by trade, he enlisted into the 3rd Dragoon Guards 21/1/1896 and was given the service no 3659. Promoted to Lance Corporal 8/10/97, Corporal 13/6/1899, serving with ‘B’ Squadron. He served Ireland: 22/12/1899, where he was arrested charged with malicious injuring property (smashed a window and door). Imprisoned 21 days. 19/1/1900 In confinement tried and convicted of 1) neglect (?) and 2) escaping. Sentenced 1/2/1900 to be reduced and returned to duty. Served Home 21/1/96 – 20/1/1901. South Africa 21/1/1901 – 12/2/1902, where the 3rd Dragoon’s saw some sharp fighting during its tour. Home 13/2/02 – 19/9/04. 1/4/1904 in confinement on remand until 12/9/04, being convicted by the civil power for ‘Larceny’ (2 bags of jewellery) sentenced to 7 days imprisonment 12/9/04. To duty 18/9/04 and discharged 19/9/04 ‘misconduct’ and his service file marked forfeited service of 8 years 242 days and medal for South Africa. Between the wars he was working as a labourer in Canada, returning to England in 1913. He re-joined the colours 11/12/1915 with his occupation recorded as a horseman. Posted to the 3rd Reserve Regiment of Cavalry with the new service number 21296. Landed in France 14/11/1916 and posted to the Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) with another service no of 47296 (possibly 13 Squadron) returning to England 21/1/1919 and demobilising 20/2/1919. He died at Bethnal Green in July 1937.

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Weight 0.5 kg
Dimensions 24 × 6 × 30 cm

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