Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Boer War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant T. Cripps, Oxfordshire Light Infantry, later Military Foot Police

Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (3391 Serjt: T. Cripps. Oxford L.I.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (3391 Corl. T. Cripps, Oxford: Lt. Inft.); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3391 Serjt: T. Cripps. Oxford: L.I.); British War Medal (P-385 Sjt. T. Cripps. M.F.P.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (4) £1600-1800

D.C.M. London Gazette 31 October 1902 - A.O. 10/03; Knapdaar 13 January 1902. Details London Gazette 25 April 1902:

‘Oxfordshire Light Infantry. 3391 Serjeant T. Cripps; 3421 Private E. H. Clack; 5882 Private W. Townsend. For their dash in capture of wagons at Knapdaar, on 13th January, 1902. They rode down six Boers and three wagons, though exposed to considerable fire.’ Both privates promoted corporals by Commander-in-Chief.

M.I.D. London Gazette 10 September 1901.

Sergeant Cripps served with the 8th Battalion Mounted Infantry in the Boer War, and with the Military Foot Police in France from 21 January 1915. He is entitled to the 1914-15 Star trio.