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

Five: Private W. L. Bovill, 2nd South African Horse, late 1st Rhodesian Regiment

1914-15 Star (1441 Pte., 2nd S.A.H.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (1441 Pte., 2nd S.A.H.); War and Africa Service Medals (130963 W. L. Bovill) good very fine (5) £40-60

William Lloyd Bovill was born in Canada on 18 May 1896. A farmer living in Southern Rhodesia, he served in the 1st Rhodesian Regiment in German South West Africa before attesting for the 2nd South African Horse in December 1915. He was discharged from the latter unit as a consequence of its re-organisation on 27 November 1916, having suffered heavily from malaria during that year. He enrolled into the 1st Remount Squadron on 17 July 1940 and was based at Standerton. Sold with a number of copied service papers.