Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (G. Ashmore, A.B., H.M.S. Partridge) small impressed naming, minor edge bruising, very fine £160-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Boer War Medals to the Royal Navy.

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George Ashmore was born in Norwich on 4 December 1870. By occupation a Labourer, he entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in March 1886 and advanced to Boy 1st Class in April 1887. Serving on the Kingfisher he was promoted to Ordinary Seaman in December 1888 and Able Seaman in July 1889. Ashmore served on the Partridge, May 1899-November 1900, seeing service in the Boer War - being one of only three men of the ship to be awarded the Queen’s medal with the single clasp for Cape Colony. He was discharged on 1 February 1901 and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve. He re-enrolled for the R.F.R. in 1906 but was ‘discharged dead’ on 29 March 1909. Sold with copied service paper.