Nine: Staff Quarter-Master Sergeant J. J. Edmonds, Army Service Corps, one of just nine men from the A.S.C. to receive the “Defence of Kimberley” clasp

Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (S/12950 Pte. J. J. Edmonds, A.S.C.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Defence of Kimberley, Orange Free State (12950 Lce. Corl. J. J. Edmonds, A.S.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (12950 Corpl. J. J. Edmonds, A.S.C.); 1914 Star, with copy slip-on clasp (S-12950 S.Q.M. Sjt. J. J. Edmonds, A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (S-12950 W.O. Cl. 1 J. J. Edmonds, A.S.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (12950 S.Q.M. Sjt. J. J. Edmonds, A.S.C.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, no clasp, unnamed as issued; Mayor of Kimberley’s Star 1899-1900, reverse hallmark with date letter ‘a’ for 1900, mounted on two separate bars as worn, the last with unusually bulbous centre, crude file marks and solder to the reverse and replacement ring suspension, otherwise generally good very fine or better (9) £1200-1500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Choice Collection of Medals and Other Items Relating to The Defence of Kimberley.

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Joseph J. Edmonds served in Cairo during the re-conquest of the Sudan 1896-98 and was one of only nine men from the Army Service Corps to receive the “Defence of of Kimberley” clasp. Subsequently embarked for France on 12 August 1914, he went on to serve in Ireland during the troubles, being posted to Cork in July 1920; sold with numerous extracts taken from the Journal of the Royal Army Service Corps, including copied group photograph with Edmonds, and medal roll confirmation for his Sudan and Boer War awards.