Five: Colour Sergeant J. Spratt, West Yorkshire Regiment, late Imperial Yeomanry

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (27194 Corpl: J. Spratt. 55th Coy. Imp: Yeo:) unofficial rivets between 2nd and 3rd clasps, surname partially officially corrected; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1908 (7831 Corpl. J. Spratt 1st W. Y. Regt.); 1914-15 Star (7831 C.Q.M. Sjt. J. Spratt. W. York: R.); British War and Victory Medals (7831 C. Sjt. J. Spratt, W. York. R.) BWM with official corrections, light contact marks, therefore generally very fine (5) £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the West Yorkshire (14th Foot) and Yorkshire (19th Foot) Regiments.

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James Spratt was born in Roxborough, Scotland, and attested for the 55th (Northumberland) Company Imperial Yeomanry at Newcastle, in January 1901. Having served during the Second Boer War, he was discharged at his own request, 12 March 1902. He joined the Regular Army, and served with the 1st Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment on the North West Frontier. He advanced to Colour Sergeant, and served with the Regiment during the Great War in the Gallipoli theatre of war, from 11 July 1915. Spratt was discharged due to wounds, 27 June 1916.