Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part II)

Six: Serjeant H. W. Elliott, South African Medical Corps, late South African Corps Signal Company Royal Engineers and 18th Mounted Rifles

Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 (Tpr., N.M.R.), re-impressed; 1914-15 Star (Pte., 18th M.R.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Sjt., S.A.C.S.C.R.E.); War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal 1939-45, these two officially named (48765H. W. Elliott) minor edge bruising, fine and better (6) £80-100

Harry Walter Elliott was born in Battersea, London on 17 July 1890. He served in the Zulu War of 1906 and is listed as being with the Natal Police (Forsythe’s roll). In the Great War he served in the 18th Mounted Rifles in German South West Africa and later with the S.A.C.S.C.R.E. in France. He was awarded the Silver War Badge. Employed as a traffic inspector, he volunteered for service in the Second World War, aged 49 years, 11 months and attested for service in the S.A.M.C. Elliott served from June 1940 to October 1945. Also entitled to the St. John Service Medal. Sold with a number of copied papers giving service details.