Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Q.S.A. to Corporal G.H. Newman who was the first man of the West Riding Regiment to be killed in the Boer War

QUEEN'S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Kimberley (1743 Corl., W. Riding Regt.) nearly extremely fine anda scarce single clasp

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals to the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment from the Collection of Mr Donald Hall.

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Corporal G.H. Newman was killed in action at Klip Kraal on 16 February 1900.

The 1st battalion landed in South Africa on 29 January 1900, and formed part of the 6th Division under General Sir Thomas Kelly-Kenny. It hurried forward in the advance by which Lord Roberts sought to cut off the Boer Army under Cronje, and after a spirited little action on 16 February Klip Kraal Drift, one of Cronje's roads to safety, was cleverly seized and blocked against him. Corporal Newman was killed in this action and thus became the regiment's first battle loss in the Boer War. In addition the West Ridings had 2 officers and 20 N.C.O. and men wounded. Only 12 single clasps for the Relief of Kimberley were issued to the West Riding Regiment.