Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Sergeant Master-Tailor Frederick Oliver, South Wales Borderers
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (1107 Sgt., S. Wales Bord.); King’s South Africa, 2 clasps (1107 Serjt., S. Wales Bord.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (1107 S.Mr. Tailor, S. Wales Bord.) good very fine (3) £120-140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Choice Collection of Medals and other items to the 24th Foot (South Wales Borderers).

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Frederick Oliver was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, and enlisted for the Royal Artillery, from 2nd Royal Cheshire Militia, at Macclesfield on 23 May 1876. He served in India from December 1880 but his discharge papers do not record for how long, nor do they show when he transferred to the South Wales Borderers. However, he was discharged from the South Wales Borderers at Aldershot on 31 July 1902, having served 26 years and 70 days.