Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private Charles Edgcomb, Royal Marines

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901 (C. Edgcomb, Pte. R.M., H.M.S. Terpsichore.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (Chas. Edgcomb, Pte. No. 3683 Plymo. R.M.L.I.) light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (2) £200-£240

Charles Edgcomb was born at Kingston, Devon, on 9 December 1866, and he joined the Royal Marines at Plymouth on 9 January 1886, aged 19 years 1 month. Throughout his service his conduct was ‘VG’ and on 5 June 1901 he was awarded his L.S. & G.C. medal. He joined Terpsichore on 7 February 1901 and served aboard her until 1 July 1904. His documents note that on 10 October 1901 he was ‘Landed for defence of Lamberts Bay (Boer War)’ and that on 31 March 1904 he received his grant for the South African war. He received his Q.S.A. on 2 June 1904 and was invalided out on 11 January 1906.

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