A Collection of Awards to the Army Service Corps

Pair: Staff Serjeant-Major J. James, Army Service Corps

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, South Africa 1901, Cape Colony, Driefontein, Belfast (10840 Sejt., A.S.C.) clasps mounted in that order; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (10840 S.S. Mjr., A.S.C.) with two A.S.C. badges, the four mounted on a board, good very fine (4) £100-140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Awards to the Army Service Corps.

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Joseph Jones was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire. As a member of the 4th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment he attested for regular service in the regiment at York on 1 November 1890, aged 18 years. He transferred to the A.S.C. in July 1892. With the A.S.C. he served in South Africa, October 1899-April 1901 and Malta, March 1903-October 1907. James attained the rank of Staff Serjeant-Major in August 1907 but was discharged, being found medically unfit, on 6 January 1909. With copied service papers which confirm clasps.