Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (523 Sgt. W. H. Shaw, C.I.V.); together with an attractive watercolour painting, entitled ‘The City of London Imperial Volunteers, The entry into Bloemfontein’, 37cm. by 33cm., some foxing and an illuminated certificate/invitation for a banquet given by the Corporation of the City of London to the Officer’s, N.C.O.’s and men of the C.I.V. on their return from South Africa 27 October 1900, good very fine £200-250

Sergeant W. H. Shaw a leather merchant by trade enlisted into the 3rd Volunteer batallion The Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment 4 December 1894. This battalion formed part of the 1st City of London Volunteer Contingent with whom he served during the Boer War. He was slightly wounded at Florida on 29 May 1900.